Determination (Part A)

Determination is a big part of our everyday lives. Wheather we realize that or not, it is.
If we have a Great determination to do something then we can surely do it. It may take time to accomplish the task or dream, but in good time we can accomplish it. Here are a few in a two part series of quotes that I am going to give you - all about determination and persistance.

1. "A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough." --Hoshang N. Akhtar
2. "Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it."-- Dr. Joyce (Diane Bauer) Brothers
3. “Where the determination is, the way can be found."-- George S. Clason
4. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."-- (John) Calvin Coolidge
5. "I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a 'transformer' in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader."-- Stephen R. Covey
6. "Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance."-- Anthony J. D'Angelo
7. “If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, "Here comes number seventy-one!"-- Richard M. Devos
8. "I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time..."-- Charles Dickens
9. "Our determination to imitiate Christ should be such that we have no time for other matters."-- Deciderius Erasmus
10. "Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over."-- F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald

There are some very insightful things put into those quotes. Maybe just as simple words- but hey, Whoever said that the best advice had to be long and drawn out intelligant speaking? I mean sometimes we can get the best advice- the best "helping hand" from a simple sentance. Take a min. and just think. Think about what it is that you truly want, then go after it- but go after it with all your might. Go at it with all your determination. Go at it with Jesus at your side- he can help you. If your want, your desire, is true and just and something really worth having. The lord is a great helper. He can give you that extra push- that "fire" for your goal. So what do I say here? I SAY GO FOR IT!!! GO FOR IT WITH ALL YOUR HEART!