Inspirational Strength Quotes

• It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Strength, Being Strong, Stay Strong

  Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.78, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.166, A&C Black

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

  Bob Marley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Strength, Moving On

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.58, Random House

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• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Change, Strength

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• If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.71, Thomas Nelson

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• When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

  Audre Lorde

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  "The Cancer Journals". Book by Audre Lorde, 1980.

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• Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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• The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

  Ayn Rand

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you're going through hell, keep going.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Strength, Being Strong

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• Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  "Twenty Sermons". Book by Phillips Brooks, p. 330, 1886.

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• The weak can never forgive.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Strength, Being Strong, Forgiveness

  Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.155, A&C Black

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• It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

  Maya Angelou

  Strength, Educational, Teaching

  Twitter post from Jul 13, 2016

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• Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man.

  John F. Kennedy

  Strength, Men, Life Being Hard

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

  Marcus Aurelius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Marcus Aurelius (2015). “Meditations”, p.116, Lulu.com

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• Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

  Drew Barrymore

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Strong Women, Courage, Fear

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  Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

  Louis Pasteur

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem". Book by Wayne Dyer, 1975.

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• We must do that which we think we cannot.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Strength, Confidence, Thinking

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• You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart.

  Louise Erdrich

  Strength, Love You, Heart

  "The Painted Drum". Book by Louise Erdrich, www.npr.org. 2005.

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  Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

  Alex Karras

  Strength, Fitness, Inspirational Sports

  "Alex Karras obituary" by Michael Carlson, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2012.

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