Strength Quotes

Not just muscle and might, but the inner resolve that carries people through impossible situations.

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"Strength does not come from never falling, but from rising each time we do."
Karen Horney
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"Defense mechanisms are not weaknesses; they are the psyche's way of protecting itself."
Anna Freud
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"To be strong is not to be invulnerable; it is to be authentic."
Anna Freud
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"A man or woman who has become whole is in a position to give much more."
D.W. Winnicott
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"A person who has not learned to say no cannot say yes."
D.W. Winnicott
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"Aggression is a sign of life force, not mere destructiveness."
D.W. Winnicott
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"Personal power develops through the successful navigation of challenges."
Bruno Bettelheim
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"Strength comes from rootedness in tradition while remaining open to new revelation."
Mircea Eliade
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"Good scholarship makes enemies; that is sometimes the measure of its worth."
Wendy Doniger
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"The pursuit of knowledge sometimes requires defending controversial truths."
Wendy Doniger
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"Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under the most miserable circumstances, decide that his existence will not have been in vain."
Victor Frankl
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"What is to give light must endure burning."
Victor Frankl
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"What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you."
Victor Frankl
V
"The capacity to find meaning in suffering is our deepest strength."
Victor Frankl
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"Real strength is the ability to be vulnerable without shame."
Karen Horney
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"Our greatest potential lies in the parts of ourselves we have rejected."
Karen Horney
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"We are not broken; we are blocked from our own potential."
Karen Horney
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"Our greatest strength is our willingness to be wrong."
Karen Horney
K
"The unconscious is not our shadow; it is our untapped potential."
Karen Horney
D
"Aggression, when acknowledged and channeled, becomes a source of strength."
D.W. Winnicott
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"The soul is vulnerable and must be protected"
Pierre Clastres
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"Collaboration multiplies strength"
Pierre Clastres
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"It is the attitude with which we bear hardships that determines our freedom."
Victor Frankl
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"No one can take from you that which you do not give them."
Victor Frankl
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"Challenges make you who you are, they shape your character and strengthen your resolve."
Victor Frankl
V
"Those who understand meaning find the strength to overcome nearly any obstacle."
Victor Frankl
V
"Human beings need adversity to develop character and strength."
Victor Frankl
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"Competition and cooperation are both universal human drives."
A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
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"Tradition provides stability in an uncertain world."
A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
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"Strength lies not in dominion but in restraint."
Pierre Clastres