Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

There is nothing I ever wanted, if I wanted it bad enough, that I didn't get.

It doesn't matter how tall you are if you have heart and you're a competitor.

Half of my success is my fearlessness and recklessness - of just seeing the end and not stopping until you get there.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.

When you want something so badly, you just do it. You don't think about how hard it's going to be.

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.

I don't know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder... I think it's just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

It seems to me if you want something badly enough, whether you're a man or a woman, you'll do whatever you have to do to get it.

If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.

I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.

Determination gets you a long way.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

I had learned from LBJ that courage is as important as tenacity if you are to get anything done in government.

The key to all things is determination.

To achieve truly important things you have to be willing to put your personal reputation on the line …

Half-heartedness never won a battle.

Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses.