Strength Quotes

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

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"Strength of character is shown not by obedience but by principled dissent."
Chomsky, Noam
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"The strength to resist comes from clarity of purpose and moral conviction."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Smith observed that strength is often found in admitting what we do not know."
Smith, Barry
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"Strength grows in the places where we have been broken and healed."
Smith, Barry
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"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
Perry, John
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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Perry, John
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"You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you."
Perry, John
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"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection."
Perry, John
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"Humans are not naturally competitive; cooperation is as fundamental to our nature."
Chomsky, Noam
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"Personal integrity demands resistance to collective delusion."
Chomsky, Noam
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"The human capacity for cooperation has been systematically devalued."
Chomsky, Noam
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"True strength is shown in vulnerability."
Burge, Tyler
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"Strength is not always visible but always felt."
Burge, Tyler
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"The mind's power lies not in what it contains but in how it organizes."
Katz, Jerrold
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"The strongest people are those who admit their vulnerability."
Kaplan, David
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"Strength includes the capacity to be gentle with yourself."
Kaplan, David
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"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."
Fine, Arthur
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"Though she be but little, she is fierce."
Fine, Arthur
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"All cruelty springs from weakness."
Fine, Arthur
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"Strength is revealed not in domination, but in the ability to be genuinely vulnerable."
Perry, John
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"True strength lies in admitting we need help and accepting it with grace."
Perry, John
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"Strength grows through sustained commitment to ideals."
Fine, Kit
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"Strength lies in knowing when to yield."
Fine, Kit
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"The mind's greatest strength is its ability to question itself."
Burge, Tyler
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"The strength of a belief is tested by how willing we are to question it."
Burge, Tyler
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"Strength is continuing despite understanding how hard it is."
Burge, Tyler
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"Strength is not the absence of doubt; it's doubt overcome."
Fine, Arthur
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"The mind's power lies not in its ability to mirror reality, but in its capacity to guide action."
Millikan, Ruth Garrett
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"Representation allows us to act on reasons and to guide conduct by thought of what is absent."
Millikan, Ruth Garrett
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"The power of thought lies in its ability to represent and to guide action accordingly."
Millikan, Ruth Garrett