Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles, face change full of courage, courage based on faith.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.

The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

Resolve and thou art free.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment.

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

Strong convictions precede great actions.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

It takes courage for a leader to identify and confront self-imposed barriers, to put in place the personal strategies required to unleash the energy, innovation, and commitment to self-development.

Know what's important and what isn't. Have the wisdom to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who don't, and the courage to stop those who won't.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination.

Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop succeeding. But if you start discarding determination, you very quickly get an ineffectual and perpetual grad student.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

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

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.

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

Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Resolve to make it work.

Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.