Terry Pratchett Quotes

If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it.

I cannot give up my will - I must exercise it, putting it into action.

The way back will come but once. Be steadfast.

I realize now how much courage it takes to choose the life you want, whatever that might be.

How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.

People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.

Resolve and thou art free.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

I would fight till I'm dead. This is why I am here. I am put on Earth to fight. I feel it deep in my waters.

Can we really choose anything?' 'Maybe. If we want to bad enough.

Perseverance is a choice. It's not a simple, one-time choice, it's a daily one. There's never a final decision.

Our future and our fate lie in our wills more than in our hands, for our hands are but the instruments of our wills.

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

What really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out - not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.

The man who can be compelled knows not how to die.

Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of man against destiny.

If I cling to circumstances I could feel not responsible. Only she who says she did not choose, is the loser in the end.

If you cant be brave then be determined. And you will end up in the same place.

We are both burdened and blessed by the great responsibility of the will - the power of choice. Our future is determined, in large part, by the choices we make now. We cannot always control our circumstances, but we can and do choose our response to whatever arises. Reclaiming the power of choice, we find the courage to live fully in the world.

Your will shall decide your destiny.

Once you know what it means to choose in favor of yourself, there is no power in the universe that can make you choose against yourself.

I like to think that we’re not defined by what happens to us…because so many times they’re beyond our control. I like to think that we’re defined by our choices and our decisions.

Part of paying the price is the willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It comes from a declaration that you are going to get it done no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, no matter what comes up.