Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.

Set out with some definite purpose in life and accomplish that purpose. There is little that the human mind can conceive that is not possible of accomplishment. The thing to do is to make up your mind what you are going to drive for, and let nothing stand in the way of its ultimate accomplishment.

You want something? Go get it with single-minded devotion.

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

I'll do whatever it takes to win.

Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.

I was so focused and so driven, there was this fire inside of me that was burning so brightly.

The key to all things is determination.

You need lofty goals. Then cement it with a great work ethic.

Maintain that motivation to go from A to B and to keep your focus on that target without any weakening. That is called tenacity; stamina in your motivation.

The one mindset I have is this title - title or bust.

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

If you want something badly enough, you go for it.

Chris, boy, was he ever resilient, and was he ever someone who would never give up and had tremendous discipline, and he set goals and met them.

When there's something I need to focus on, I'm like a dog with a bone.

I think commitment is inextricably linked with success, and rightly or wrongly, people with a fierce commitment to their goals - the Kanyes of this world - are really entertaining.

You just have to set a goal and go for it.

Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want.

I know what I want, and I'm relentless in achieving what I want.

You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you.

There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.