Strength Quotes - Page 17

• By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that could not become a defect.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Nature, Defects

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1963). “Goethe's world view: presented in his reflections and maxims”

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• True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word flexible however never means weakness but something more like adaptability and openmindedness. Gentleness always overcomes strength.

  Kyuzo Mifune

  Mean, Free Spirit, Words Of Wisdom

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• We're not alone--at least, we're alone only if we choose to be alone. We're alone only if we choose to go through life relying solely on our own strength rather than learning to draw upon the power of God.

  Sheri L. Dew

  God, Religious, Being Alone

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• I can get my head turned by a good-looking guy as much as the next girl. But sexy doesn't impress me. Smart impresses me, strength of character impresses me. But most of all, I am impressed by kindness. Kindness, I think, comes from learning hard lessons well, from falling and picking yourself up. It comes from surviving failure and loss. It implies an understanding of the human condition, forgives its many flaws and quirks. When I see that in someone, it fills me with admiration.

  Lisa Unger

  Girl, Sexy, Kindness

  Lisa Unger (2010). “Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You”, p.69, Crown

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• Christ is building His kingdom with earth's broken things. Men want only the strong, the successful, the victorious, the unbroken, in building their kingdoms; but God is the God of the unsuccessful, of those who have failed. Heaven is filling with earth's broken lives, and there is no bruised reed that Christ cannot take and restore to glorious blessedness and beauty. He can take the life crushed by pain or sorrow and make it into a harp whose music shall be all praise. He can lift earth's saddest failure up to heaven's glory.

  J.R. Miller

  Inspirational, God, Strong

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• Standing there at the stage door to the rest of your life. Time to dip your toe into the deep end. Try things. Say hi already. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Mess up again. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it. Hold your friends close. Gather your strength. Gain wisdom and beautiful stories. Be brave, and you'll have the time of your life.

  Taylor Swift

  Inspirational, Life, Friends

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• Leading with integrity is embracing honesty! We should always use our weaknesses to point others to Christ's strength.

  Perry Noble

  Leadership, God, Faith

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• It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question 'who am I' except the voice inside herself.

  Betty Friedan

  Motivational, Freedom, Voice

  BETTY FRIEDAN (1963). “The Feminine Mystique”

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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, Success, Being Strong

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

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• Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.

  Dalai Lama

  Painful Experiences, Tragedy, Source

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• There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

  Bruce Lee

  Life, Motivational, Courage

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• It is the business of little minds to shrink.

  Carl Sandburg

  Being Strong, Perseverance, Humorous

  Carl Sandburg (1948). “Remembrance Rock”

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

  Alex Karras

  Fitness, Inspirational Sports, Determination

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

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• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

  Helen Keller

  Being Strong, Encouragement, Character

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

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• It is very rare that you meet with obstacles in this world, which the humblest man has not faculties to surmount.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Men, World, Obstacles

  Henry David Thoreau (2016). “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, p.130, Xist Publishing

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• Eagles don't catch flies.

  Desiderius Erasmus

  Eagles

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• Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Life, Encouragement

  Benjamin Franklin, Edmund Sears Morgan (2007). “Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin Franklin”, p.142, Yale University Press

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• The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Motivational, Being Strong, Fitness

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• Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

  Pythagoras

  Inspirational, Stay Strong, Get Well

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• Winners can tell you where they are going and what they plan to do along the way.

  Denis Waitley

  Work Out, Goal, Way

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• Faith is kept alive in us, and gathers strength, more from practice than from speculations.

  Joseph Addison

  Faith, Practice, Alive

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• Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.

  Marva Collins

  Learning, Work Out, Excellence

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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, Being Strong

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• There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come.

  Victor Hugo

  Time, Peace, Army

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• Strength is not measured in muscle, but in will.

  Margaret M. Morrow

  Giving Up, Don't Give Up, Muscles

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