A person can have many dreams and aspirations in life. In order to fulfill all or at least some of these dreams, one needs to be determined and focused. It is not always a bed of roses laid down before you. One has to tread the path that is least taken and carve out a way for oneself. In such difficult times, determination quotes can help you stay focused to your goals. Given below are some famous quotes and sayings that may help you turn your dreams into reality. "Strength is a matter of the made-up mind." - John Beecher "Confidence is the result of hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication." - Roger Staubach "There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox "Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never - in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." - Winston Churchill "You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction." - George Lorimer "Take it from a guy: If you're in love with somebody, you will swim the stream, you will climb the mountain, you will slay the dragon. You're going to get to her somehow, some way." - Dr Phil McGraw "If I was to stop making music tomorrow doesn't mean suddenly there is this gap. You don't get elected. The people decide where you are. Whether I'm here or not, if they want you to be at the top then the people will move me out the way." - Jay-Z "You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else." - Albert Einstein "We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history." - Sonia Johnson "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." - William Jennings Bryan "You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can." - Jimmy Carte "An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men." - Thomas Fuller "A President either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a single moment." - Harry Truman "A resolute determination is the truest wisdom." - Napoleon Bonaparte "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming of it." - Helen Keller "I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark." - Henry David Thoreau "To him who is determined it remains only to act." - Italian proverb "The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. " - Ayn Rand "I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it." - Gale Sayers "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Gandhi "The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't." - Henry Ward Beecher "When the world says, "Give up", hope whispers, "Try it one more time." - Author Unknown "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt "He conquers who endures." - Persius "Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more." - A. Lou Vickery "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." - Harry S. Truman "Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so." - Charles De Gaulle "Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow." - Les Brown "Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way." - Abraham Lincoln "Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us." - Earl Nightingale One may experience many setbacks in life; only determination and positive attitude will help inspire and build confidence in a person treading to go ahead in life.