Inspirational Strength Quotes - Page 2

When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you could n't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that 's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

"Old Town Folks". Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Chapter 39, p. 507, 1869.

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

T. S. Eliot

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

T.S. Eliot (2015). “The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poems”, p.1250, Faber & Faber

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What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Inspirational, Life, Basketball

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.135, Best Books on

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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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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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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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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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We must do that which we think we cannot.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Strength, Confidence, Thinking

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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

Corrie Ten Boom

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Corrie Ten Boom (1985). “Jesus is Victor”, Fleming H Revell Company

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

Laozi

Love, Inspirational, Life

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Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Oprah Winfrey

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

Louisa May Alcott

Inspirational, Confidence, Wisdom

J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.1082, e-artnow

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Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.

Helen Keller

Softball, Faith, Inspiration

Helen Keller (2011). “To Live, to Think, to Hope: Inspirational Quotes by Helen Keller”, p.60, Matthew Gordon

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

Ernest Hemingway

Inspirational, Life, Strength

Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco

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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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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Introductory speech at a session of the French Academy, December 24, 1896.

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Courage is not the absence of fear...

Richard Stengel

Courage, Fear, Cancer

"Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership" by Richard Stengel, content.time.com. July 9, 2008.

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Get the hell out of my way!

Ayn Rand

Strength, Courage, Philosophy

Ayn Rand (2011). “Ayn Rand Novel Collection”, p.2340, Penguin

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that

James Neil Hollingworth

Courage, Fear, Cancer

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We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

Marie Curie

Strength, Confidence, Perseverance

"Madame Curie: A Biography". Book by Eve Curie Labouisse translated by Vincent Sheean, 1937.

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Your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel.

August Wilson

Strength, Pain, Angel

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.

Mark Twain

Courage, Fear, Cancer

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Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.

August Wilson

Strength, Pain, Illumination

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