Long practice in grappling with others' realities helped me approach the situation with determination rather than disgust.
Two diaries belonged to Andrée, and are the most complete and the most descriptive; despite the bleakness of his situation, his determination throughout hardly falters.
Its most important part is the actual clarification of the contemporary situation, the determination of the given historical possibilities, and the avenues for implementing some of them.
"Everything was still in the making, so in this situation the determination of Ben-Gurion was absolutely necessary," says Anita Shapira, a historian with the Israel Democracy Institute, who is working on a new biography of Ben-Gurion.
You need four things in any situation: persistence, determination, hard work and to not quit.
I was struck by her knowledge about the current situation and determination to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Kenya.
In this situation, a determination regarding further hormonal therapy versus chemotherapy as the next step must be made.
Rather than gung-ho charisma, the attributes leaders need are an ability to work with integrity and listen carefully at all levels, political agility, rapid anticipation of events and situations, and determination to seek a positive conclusion whatever the obstacles.
Even in less emergent situations, early determination of antibacterial susceptibility is important to select the appropriate treatment regimens and increase the success rate of the therapy, lower the rate of side-effects of antibiotics, and decrease health-care costs.
Charlie spends much of the book wondering what Nate is capable of, and his spirited defense of his nephew — despite the murkiness of the situation — reflects his determination to see his brother in a new light.
