Strength Quotes

So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged. I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realised, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

~ J.k. Rowling

I shall never forget the African torture victim, a young man no older than I was at the time, who had become mentally ill after all he had endured in his homeland. He trembled uncontrollably as he spoke into a video camera about the brutality inflicted upon him. He was a foot taller than I was, and seemed as fragile as a child. I was given the job of escorting him back to the Underground Station afterwards, and this man whose life had been shattered by cruelty took my hand with exquisite courtesy, and wished me future happiness.

~ J.k. Rowling

Failure gave me an inner security that I had never attained by passing examinations.

~ J.k. Rowling

May you find grace to do what needs to be done.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It's through difficulty that we must discover our true ability.

~ Chris Burkmenn

Next to the dragon, and connected with it, water is the most frequently used symbol in Taosim. It is the strength in apparent weakness, the fluidity of life, an also symbolic of the state of coolness of judgment, acceptance and passionlessness, as opposed to the heat of argument, the friction of opposition, and the emotion of desire. Water fertilizes, refreshes and purifies and it is symbolic of gentle persuasion in government of the state and the individual. It occupies the lowest position, yet is the most powerful of forces. The highest goodness in like water.

~ J.c. Cooper

We are all a small part of a puzzle which contains billions of pieces. The puzzle cannot be complete without each and every one.

~ Sara Deuidicibus

You may say what you want to, but in my opinion she had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand.

~ Mark Twain

Maybe becoming a monster is a sign of strength.

~ Rafael Yglesias

We ought to encourage, build and strengthen one another.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Nothing can replace your time and your strength.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Long-suffering is the greatest life survival virtue.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I’d believed I needed to be steady in myself before I could function with others—but surviving alone no longer felt like a good way either.

~ Aspen Matis

If you read great literature every day, you will uplift your spirit, soul and self.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Inner voice is the divine voice.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

For fanaticism is the only form of willpower that even the weak and insecure can be brought to attain.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

No matter what happens, I will always love myself.

~ Gabriela M. Sanchez

O Lord, Thy Word, heals my wounds.O Lord, Thy Word, gives me hope. O Lord, Thy Word, strengthens my spirit.O Lord, Thy Word, revive my soul.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

With diligent practice, you will be an expert.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Freedom is free will.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Encouragement is strength of the soul.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Be strong in the Lord.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Grace is a divine strength.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

O Lord, Thy Word, strengthens my spirit.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The Lord gives strength for every good deeds.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You are on the floor crying,and you have been on the floor crying for days.And that is you being brave.That is you getting through itas best you know how. No one else can decideWhat your tough looks like.

~ Clementine Von Radics

Become like the sun. If you do so, all darkness will be dispelled. No matter what happens, live confidently with the conviction that you, yourself are the “sun.” Of course, in life there are sunny days and cloudy days. But even on cloudy days, the sun is still there. Even when you are suffering, it is vital that you strive to keep the sun shining brightly in your heart.

~ Daisaku Ikeda

Sometimes it felt like no one was ever there for her. Everyone thought she was so strong. And she was, for the most part. But that didn’t mean she never needed anyone to lean on.

~ Michelle Madow

A small kindness, a confluence of compassion, had saved his life. Was that strength, or a weakness?

~ Jacqueline Carey

Tell me, who have never be knocked down by life’s circumstances?

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

No, Zahra, dear, no! Gentleness isn’t weakness.’ Her hand, suspended in midair, trembled with emptiness and fell to her side. ‘How easy it is to be bitter or angry; that’s when you’re at your weakest! But when you choose to be kind, to forget your hurt, that’s when you find within the greatest strength of all.’ She smiled, oh, a smile of such ancient wisdom, her face shone with love. She waited, but when I wouldn’t smile back, she walked past me.

~ Judy Croome

Writing can be a source of strength-Wang Liang

~ Xinran

Some are drawn to the light of your strength but can't handle the darkness of your weaknesses. If they run when the light gets dim, don't chase them. They have no understanding of how dark is necessary for light to shine its brightest.

~ Sanjo Jendayi

I'm not a size zero, I'll never be a size zero, and the number of fucks I give about that is zero.

~ Lauren Gallagher

I am a woman of prayer.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I pray that I am sufficiently stirred by the rumor of great things to seek the God who created this single thread that I am, and to marvel at a vision magnificent enough to cause this God to weave from this single thread a tapestry most resplendent.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Courage to dare,Strength to act.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Our sufferings produce strength of spirit.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The strong version of the adversity hypothesis might be true, but only if we add caveats: For adversity to be maximally beneficial, it should happen at the right time (young adulthood), to the right people (those with the social and psychological resources to rise to challenges and find benefits), and to the right degree (not so severe as to cause PTSD).

~ Jonathan Haidt

May you find strength for your daily work.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita