#determined

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place. ↗

— Robert Schumann

#ensemble #every #first #his #musician

I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time. ↗

— Josh Schwartz

#been #career #determined #even #focused

My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

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Sailed this day nineteen leagues, and determined to count less than the true number, that the crew might not be dismayed if the voyage should prove long. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#crew #day #determined #dismayed #leagues

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles. ↗

— Claude M. Bristol

#breaks #constant #determined #down #effort

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

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The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control. ↗

— Jean Paul Gaultier

#always #america #american #american women #choose

We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if he was wrong, they'd go back to the Urals and fight. They'd never surrender. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

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During the last economic slowdown in the 1990s, the Tories slashed infrastructure investment. I am determined not to make that mistake. ↗

— Geoff Hoon

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