George Eliot Quotes

I will not give or back off from my path.

"You’re exactly like Charlie." She'd sighed, resigned. "Once you make up your mind, there is no reasoning with you. Of course, exactly like Charlie, you stick by your decisions, too."

You have to pretend you're 100 percent sure. You have to take action; you can't hesitate or hedge your bets. Anything less will condemn your efforts to failure.

Once you have made up your mind, stick to it; there is no longer any 'if' or 'but'.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.

We need to be confident. We need not to blink.

The firmness that you displayed at the beginning of your reign will be for your quiet of the utmost importance. People must come to the opinion it is of no use intriguing, because when her mind is once made up, and she thinks a thing right, no earthly power will make her change.

I have absolute faith in the correctness of my course.

When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.

I never sit on a fence. I am either on one side or another.

I've never wavered, I've never been a squish.

The worth of every conviction consists precisely in the steadfastness with which it is held.

Don't wavier. Make a decision. Do it now.

My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light, and I held firmly to what I felt was right.

The deepest courage we can exercise is continuing to believe in our dreams until we make them come true.

There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character.

Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity.

I’m very determined. If I decide that something is worth doing, then I’ll put my heart and soul to it. The whole ground can be against me, but if I know it is right, I’ll do it.

By being persistent, you're demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn't have faith, you'd never persist.

They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness.

I will not hesitate. Not for a second.

You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.

I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success.