34 Powerful Quotes About Strength That Will Give You Courage and Confidence (original) (raw)
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Sometimes, all it takes is reading a few inspirational quotes about strength to bring out your own inner strength
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Persevere with positive strength quotes
Life can be really hard sometimes, but hey, we’re all in this together. Sometimes it can be a challenge to find the motivation to channel our inner strength in order to persevere through the difficult times. But like I said, we’re all in this together, including those who seem to have it all. Even some of the most notable figures in history and entertainment have faced similar struggles. We rounded up some quotes about strength from all kinds of powerful people, from Nelson Mandela to Maya Angelou to Hellen Keller. Read on for strength quotes and wise words that will inspire you to keep pushing forward.
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Quotes about strength
1. “Do not judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” —Nelson Mandela
2. “If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.” —Veronica Roth
4. “We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.” —Kavita Ramdas
5. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” —Khalil Gibran
6. “We will either find a way, or make one.” —Hannibal Barca
7. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
8. “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” —Paulo Coelho
9. “No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear.” —Greg Kincaid
10. “We are stronger, gentler, more resilient and more beautiful than any of us imagine.” —Mark Nepo
11. “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” —Jodi Picoult
12. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” —Mahatma Gandhi
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Strength quotes
13. “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” —Marie Curie
14. “If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.” —Toni Morrison
15. “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” —Peter Marshall
16. “There’s nothing more beautiful and attractive than a person who knows who they are.” —Demi Lovato
17. “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” —Jane Austen
18. “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” —Maya Angelou
19. “When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: You haven’t.” —Thomas A. Edison
20. “We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
21. “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” —Marcus Aurelius
22. “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” —Isabel Allende
23. “Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” —Lao Tzu
24. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” —Edmund Hillary
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Stay strong quotes
25. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” —Christopher Reeve
26. “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” —Vincent Van Gogh
- _“_Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” —Drew Barrymore
28. “I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.” —Audrey Hepburn
29. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” —Frederick Douglass
30. _“_Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.” —Hellen Keller
31. “Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” —William Ellery Channing
32. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger
33. “The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” —Ernest Hemingway
34. “The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.” —Criss Jami
Now that you’ve read these positive strength quotes, check out these calm quotes that will remind you to take a deep breath.
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