quotes about Being Strong
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You have to believe in yourself and be strong.
-- Adriana Lima -
In lazy apathy let stoics boast, their virtue fix'd: 't is fix'd as in a frost; contracted all, retiring to the breast; but strength of mind is exercise, not rest.
-- Alexander Pope -
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day
-- Alice Morse Earle -
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
-- Andrew Carnegie -
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The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!
-- Anne Frank -
The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.
-- Aristotle -
Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.
-- Arthur Schopenhauer -
There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.
-- Beverly SillsSource : Time, Volume 120, 1982.
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In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.
-- Bill CourtneySource : Bill Courtney (2014). “Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love”, p.45, Weinstein Publishing
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My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match.
-- Bjorn Borg -
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.
-- Bob Marley -
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
-- Bruce Lee -
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You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer".
-- Byron Katie -
Flexibility makes buildings to be stronger, imagine what it can do to your soul.
-- Carlos Barrios -
The worst thing about being strong is no one recognizes the beauty in strength or the love behind it.
-- Catherine Fraser -
You are never strong enough that you don't need help.
-- Cesar ChavezSource : Cesar Chavez (2008). “An Organizer's Tale: Speeches”, p.352, Penguin
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Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.
-- Chris Bradford -
It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.
-- Confucius -
If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes.
-- Corrie Ten Boom -
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
-- Dag Hammarskjold -
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The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip.
-- Dan SimmonsSource : Dan Simmons (2009). “Carrion Comfort”, p.267, Macmillan
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Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own.
-- Deb CalettiSource : Deb Caletti (2010). “The Secret Life of Prince Charming”, p.272, Simon and Schuster
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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
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The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.
-- Elisabeth Kubler-RossSource : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
-- Erica JongSource : FaceBook post by Erica Jong from Oct 18, 2014
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To venture into space we must be strong-willed and determined. We must be fully committed to its exploration and discovery; space permits no half measures and is unforgiving of mistakes.
-- Henry Joy McCracken -
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
-- Henry Ward BeecherSource : Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.33
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
-- James DeanSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim.
-- Jane Powell -
We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim.
-- Jane Powell -
I do not attach much importance to America's bombs. I attach importance to her great vitality and integrity. The strength of America is deeper and more significant than her financial power.
-- Jawaharlal Nehru -
He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -
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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
-- John C. MaxwellSource : John C. Maxwell (2001). “The Power of Leadership”, p.18, David C Cook
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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
-- John F. Kennedy -
Great crisis produce great men and great deeds of courage.
-- John F. Kennedy -
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To be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.
-- John Milius -
I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
-- John SteinbeckSource : John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.314, Penguin
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When you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.
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You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.
-- Ken KeseySource : Ken Kesey (2016). “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest”, p.123, Hamilton Books
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I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.
-- Larry BirdSource : Larry Bird (1990). “Drive: The Story of My Life”, Bantam Books
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In America, you don't have to be weak, you have to be strong.
-- Lea Seydoux -
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
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Make sure when you fall you land on your back if you can see you can get up.
-- Les Brown -
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I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.
-- Little Richard -
Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.
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He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
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A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
-- Mahatma Gandhi -
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We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
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Hardships make or break people.
-- Margaret MitchellSource : Margaret Mitchell (2016). “Gone with the Wind”, p.439, Hamilton Books
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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
-- Marie Curie -
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
-- Martha Graham -
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Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr. -
But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.
-- Marvin Olasky -
A person may look strong on the outside, but may need another's emotional support.
-- Mary Watkins -
If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.
-- Masaru EmotoSource : Masaru Emoto (2005). “The Secret Life of Water”, p.141, Simon and Schuster
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Be strong, believe in who you are; be strong, believe in what you feel.
-- Melissa Etheridge -
The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
-- Napoleon Bonaparte -
When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.
-- Napoleon Hill -
You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith.
-- Norman Vincent Peale -
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Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
-- Og MandinoSource : Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.25, Bantam
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What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.
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You can be strong and true to yourself without being rude or loud.
-- Paula RadcliffeSource : "Big interview: Paula Radcliffe". Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2004.
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...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong.
-- Pearl CleageSource : Pearl Cleage (2011). “Just Wanna Testify: A Novel”, p.153, One World
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It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.
-- Philip Sidney -
I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.
-- Phillips Brooks -
Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
-- Ralph Boston -
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There is no limit to what you can imagine. And with commitment, with effort, what you can imagine you can become. Put your mind to work for you. Believe that you can do it. The world will tell you that you can't. Yet, in your belief you'll find the strength, you'll find the ability, to do it anyway.
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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.
-- Richard Bach -
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I was only given this life because I'm strong enough to live it
-- Robert Pattinson -
This is the law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; that surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.
-- Robert W. ServiceSource : "The Law of the Yukon" l. 71 (1907)
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Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it.
-- Sigmund Freud -
The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
-- Swami Vivekananda -
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A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
-- Tecumseh -
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
-- Thomas Jefferson -
Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a point of view you care deeply about.
-- Tom Chappell -
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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
-- Vincent Van GoghSource : Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”
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It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong.
-- Wendell WillkieSource : Speech accepting nomination as Republican candidate for president in Elwood, Indiana (August 17, 1940); as quoted in "This Is Wendell Willkie" by Wendell Willkie, (p. 273 - 274), 1940.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
-- William Makepeace Thackeray -
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Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
-- Winston Churchill -
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
-- Winston Churchill -
Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
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I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.
-- Shaquille O'Neal -
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Our strength lies, not alone in our proving grounds and our stockpiles, but in our ideals, our goals, and their universal appeal to all men who are struggling to breathe free.
-- Adlai Stevenson I -
God does not take away trials or carry us over them, but strengthens us through them.
-- Edward Bouverie PuseySource : Edward Bouverie Pusey (1853). “Parochial sermons”, p.182
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The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
-- Roseanne BarrSource : "Heard the one about ..." by Andy Barker, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2006.
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None of us can hope to get anywhere without character, moral courage and the spiritual strength to accept responsibility.
-- Thomas Watson, Jr. -