Strength Quotes

"I have a constant awareness that I'm part of history. It's a very heavy burden."

"You have to believe in yourself when nobody else does."

"The soul that is within me no man can degrade."

"The human intellect cannot be permanently suppressed."

"Quiet strength is the most powerful thing in the world."

"Strength comes from standing up for what you believe in, no matter the cost."

"I believe in the resilience of the human spirit."

"The minds of black folk have not been wrecked and pilfered by their oppressors without resistance."

"Let us be honest; we have a powerful weapon in blackness itself."

"Dignity is not something that can be given; it must be claimed."

"Every woman ought to stand erect, strong, and independent."

"We have been called the weaker sex. I say we are the stronger, for we bear the burdens of humanity."

"I have devoted my life to proving that women are not the weaker sex, but the equal of men."

"A woman who knows her worth cannot be bought, sold, or subjected."

"The spirit of resistance is within every human being."

"The greatest victories are often won not with weapons, but with unwavering resolve."

"A woman who stands for nothing will fall for anything."

"A woman's dignity cannot be granted by law; it must be claimed by her own actions."

"The greatest strength is the ability to love your opponent while fighting their injustice."

"A single woman standing for justice is worth more than a thousand silent accomplices."

"I am a woman and I am a Prime Minister."

"Only strong people can afford to be gentle."

"Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from will."

"Strength lies not in the muscles but in the mind."

"The most common and constant cause of the failure of individuals, races, and nations, lies in the lack of self-respect."

"The thing that has so often handicapped the Negro is that he has found it too easy to lean upon the kind sympathy of white people."

"A race cannot be permanently degraded unless it degrades itself."

"The Negro must learn to respect himself before demanding respect from others."

"The Negro must learn that dependency is the road to degradation."

"I have always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give, do or be anything."