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Inspirational Quotes About Strength

Whether they were heroes, poets, scholars, or leaders, the brightest minds in human history have thought and written about values and their meanings. Use the search field on the left to search our quotation database by author, value, or specific word contained in the quote.

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“Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses — for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it.”
Herman Melville
(1819-1891); Novelist, Poet

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“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
M. Scott Peck
(1936-2005); Psychiatrist, Author

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“Pray not for easy lives, pray to be stronger men.”
John F. Kennedy
35th Us President

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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
Kahlil Gibran
(1883-1931); Artist, Poet, And Writer

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“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
(1844-1900); Scholar, Writer, Philosopher

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“Always do what you are afraid to do.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(1803-1882); Philosopher, Poet, Author, Essayist

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“Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.”
Maggie Kuhn
(1905-1995); American. Civil Rights Activist, Author

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“What does not kill me makes me stronger.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749-1832); Philosopher, Scientist, Author

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“When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.”
Mohandas Gandhi
(1869-1948); Indian Political And Spiritual Leader

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“Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.”
Joseph Campbell
(1904-1987); Author, Editor, Philosopher

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“Whoever you are, whatever your dream, you have to be strong in your head and strong in your heart. Be strong. There's no quitting in the person who wants it bad enough.”
Carly Patterson
(born 1988); Gold Medal Gymnast In 2004 Olympics

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“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mohandas Gandhi
(1869-1958); Indian Political And Spiritual Leader

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