Strength Quotes

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

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"Strength comes from overcoming adversity."
Douglas Coupland
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"The soul exceeds its circumstances."
Seamus Heaney
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"I'm not going to commit suicide just because you want me to."
Brendan Behan
"The greatest strength lies not in what we accomplish, but in how we face failure."
Frank O'Connor
C
"True strength lies in admitting what you cannot do and finding another way."
Christy Brown
C
"Strength is not the absence of tears, but the decision to keep writing through them."
Christy Brown
S
"The measure of a man is not in how he handles his victories, but in how he bears his defeats."
Sean O'Casey
S
"We are not defined by our mistakes, but by how we recover from them."
Sean O'Casey
S
"Strength comes from vulnerability, not invulnerability."
Sean O'Casey
"The strongest people are often those who have suffered most."
Frank O'Connor
C
"I refuse to be pitied. I demand to be understood."
Christy Brown
C
"My life proved that the human spirit is unbreakable."
Christy Brown
S
"Strength is not the absence of doubt but the willingness to act despite it."
Seán Ó Faoláin
S
"A person of integrity acts the same whether anyone is watching or not."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"The world breaks everyone; afterwards, many are strong at the broken places."
Douglas Coupland
"Strength is not about never being afraid; it's about moving forward anyway."
Douglas Coupland
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"Nolite te bastardes carborundorum."
Margaret Atwood
M
"Strength comes from embracing our vulnerabilities."
Margaret Atwood
"Excessive politeness is a sign of weakness."
Robertson Davies
"True strength is knowing when to be gentle."
Robertson Davies
S
"Strength is knowing when not to fight."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"Strength does not come from winning; it comes from struggle."
Frank O'Connor
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Frank O'Connor
"True strength is knowing when to be vulnerable."
Frank O'Connor
J
"No one else is like you. You are unique."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"We must embrace our vulnerability as our greatest strength."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"True strength comes from accepting our weaknesses."
Joyce Carol Oates
J
"Strength comes from our struggles."
Joyce Carol Oates
S
"Strength is not measured by muscles, but by the ability to rise after falling."
Sean O'Casey
S
"Strength and vulnerability can coexist in the same noble heart."
Sean O'Casey