determination

A loving heart, determination, faith, courage, trust, belief, truth, and a solid soul create the wings with which we fly.

It is hard to stop a hopeful soul from the pursuit of passion.

You cannot stop the soul who refuses to surrender.

When she turned I could see her face was plain and outwardly unremarkable, yet possessing of a bearing that showed inner strength and resolve. I stared at her intently with a mixture of feelings. I had realised not long ago that I was no beauty, and even at the age of nine had seen how the more attractive children gained favour more easily. But here in that young woman I could see how those principles could be inverted. I felt myself stand more upright and clench my jaw in subconscious mimicry of her pose

The empty spaces of your soul are the ones you search for, pray for and want so desperately to be filled. They are also the spaces that will never be filled, until you are ready to do something you have never done.

Faith is the leverage we need to liberate us from the shackles of unbelief.

Sometimes we need boldness, creativity and wisdom to enforce the change we want in us and others.

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.

How is it possible to live? Life is so hard?___ou must be harder than life, Firdaus. Life is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself.___ut you are not hard, Sharifa, so how do you manage to live?___ am hard, terribly hard, Firdaus.___o, you are gentle and soft.___y skin is soft, but my heart is cruel, and my bite deadly.___ike a snake?___es, exactly like a snake. Life is a snake. They are the same, Firdaus. If the snake realises you are not a snake, it will bite you. And if life knows you have no sting, it will devour you.

Papa, I'm ashamed that you think women are so simple. We can make decisions for ourselves too, you know. I'm not a child or a baby anymore, so I'm allowed to speak my mind. And if you don't wish to hear it, just tell me so and I'll go into another room-but I'll speak it anyway. I want this for myself as much as I've never wanted the diplomatic corps and I'm going to get it-even if I have to do it alone. Excuse me.

I love doubt in a woman. It's nearly as sexy as determination.

I saw a man climb a mountain with no feet or hands and barely a stump for each arm and leg. At once I realized there was no excuse at all for me not to scale my own mountains.

There are trials in life that feel as tremendous as a quest to slay dragons. These trials are daunting. They require hard work, determination, and courage. But when the dragon is finally slain, the relief is immense.

Every new day gives me ceaseless hope to reach out for my dreams

Nothing great could ever be achieved, without personal force, determined spirit and self-confidence.

With all eagerness, pursues your sacred dreams.

If we didn't have nightmares, we wouldn't wake up every morning chasing our dreams.

Persist with great passion and fulfill your great dreams.