Yoshida Shoin Quotes

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Nothing is steadfast but the will, nothing endures but one’s achievements.

Your strength lies in this, that you are not absolute but resolute.

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

When it comes to making tough decisions, I'm ready to make them.

Being strong, showing that you will see things through no matter what comes your way, that's what matters most to me.

I like guts in my leaders.

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.

The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will.

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

[In politics:] He who dallies is a dastard; he who doubts is damned.

If we stand firm, we shall not fail.

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.

Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it.

Donald has a deep and unbounding determination and a never-give-up attitude. I have seen him fight for years to get a project done - or even started - and he does not give up! If you want someone to fight for you and your country, I can assure you, he is the 'guy.'

A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.