I come from hardworking determined people on both sides of my family... the kind who live with a hard reality from which much strength comes.

There's a feeling that strength is determined by the size of a union. That clearly is nonsense.

A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.

I come from a line of self-motivated determined folk - not grand not high society but no-nonsense family-minded go-getters.

I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame.

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

What the feminists want of me is something they haven't examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness.

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion if they can find out what it is.

What this power is I cannot say all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.