Sentence examples for determination to make something from inspiring English sources

Whenever Stalin does make an appearance, however, his aspirations and determination to make something of himself are evident, and quite sympathetically described.

The author's determination to make something substantial of Willie Dunne is shared by the boy's father, an imposing 6ft 6in policeman who has great hopes that his son will follow him into the force.

Mr. Joyce brings an engaging innocence to the role of the young cowpoke from Spur, Tex., whose determination to make something of himself takes him to Houston and a job at an oil refinery.

There is also another variant of this question later on, which asks: "What is one thing that exists today that you would like to make absurd in 20 years?" "We're looking for intellectual independence and a determination to make something new and to make it work," O'Neill says.

It's all my responsibility to clean and tend to as I start another day, pruned and burnt, with ironclad determination to make something of myself, even if there's no one to celebrate with me when I do.

It's a classic story of someone who starts off down on his luck and disregarded, but who, through force of personality, hard work and sheer determination, manages to make something of himself.

How can musicians like Spoek, designers like Dunne & Raby and the Lagos writers combine the large-scale critical engagement of Afrofuturism with the dogged determination of Musk to make something happen?

"I'm approaching this with the same determination [as in his standup] to make something really good.

"I want to make something.

[You] try to make something happen".

We needed to make something happen".