Quotes About Strength

You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.

She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.

Strength does not come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you could not.

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

The oak fought the wind and was broken. The willow bent and survived.

You have survived one hundred percent of your hardest days. That is not nothing.

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.

Hard days build soft hearts and steady hands.

Strength is not never falling. It is the getting up, every single time.

Do not judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.

The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.

Sometimes strength looks like rest. Sometimes it looks like asking for help.

You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.

Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.

Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, that is true strength.

Life does not get easier or more forgiving; we get stronger and more resilient.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

Strength is a matter of a made-up mind.

The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.

A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Promise me you will always remember, you are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this, you have not.

Courage is grace under pressure.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Scars are proof that you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

The strongest hearts carry the heaviest stories quietly.

One small crack does not mean you are broken. It means you were put to the test and you did not fall apart.

You were never meant to carry it all alone. Strength is knowing when to set it down.

Some days, strength is a whisper that says, try again in the morning.

Your hardest days are not wasted. They are building the person your future self will thank.

Being strong does not mean hiding your hurt. It means feeling it and walking forward anyway.

You do not have to be fearless. You only have to be willing.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

Grow through what you go through.

No one is you, and that is your power.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

She remembered who she was, and the game changed.

A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

The question is not who is going to let me; it is who is going to stop me.

And though she be but little, she is fierce.

Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it is in hot water.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

Everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

Vulnerability is not weakness; it is our greatest measure of courage.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

Bravery is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Still, I rise.

I am stronger than I thought I was.

This, too, shall pass.

Strong back, soft front, wild heart.

Keep going. Keep growing.

Brave enough to begin.

Your pace is still progress.

Breathe. You have done hard things before.

The comeback is always stronger than the setback.

Be the storm, or learn to dance in the rain.

Diamonds are made under pressure, and so are you.

One day, or day one. You decide.

When nothing goes right, go left, go forward, just keep going.

Hard times are not forever, but your strength is.

You made it through 100 percent of your worst days so far.

The night is always darkest before the dawn.

This chapter is not the whole story.

Hold on. Pain ends.

You are not stuck. You are gathering strength for the next step.

Grief, change and struggle are heavy, and you are carrying them. That is strength.

Rest is not giving up. Rest is how the strong go on.

You are doing better than you think you are.

Slow progress is still progress.

Ask for help. That is not weakness; that is wisdom.

Let yourself be new at this. Beginnings take courage.

Your sensitivity is not a flaw. It is a form of strength.

The world needs soft hearts with strong spines.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

It always seems impossible until it is done.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

Believe you can and you are halfway there.

Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

The best way out is always through.