Self Strength Quotes

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

Marianne Williamson

Life, Confidence, Fear

A Return to Love ch. 7 (1992). Frequently misattributed to Nelson Mandela.

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The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Moliere

Motivational, Positive, Success

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It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational, Positive, Success

'Essays' (1841) 'Heroism'

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Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.

August Wilson

Inspirational, Strength, Forgiveness

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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Samuel Johnson

Motivational, Perseverance, Determination

Samuel Johnson (1834). “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale”, p.14

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Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of trauma, I will fear no concussion.

Jim Butcher

Bible, Shadow Of Death, Death Of A Loved One

Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.997, Penguin

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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Nelson Mandela

Inspirational, Strength, Confidence

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.11, Pan Macmillan

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

August Wilson

Strength, Pain, Illumination

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Always be a first-rate version of yourself.

Audrey Hepburn

Inspirational, Graduation, Bullying

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

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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

Oscar Wilde

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Oscar Wilde (2015). “An Ideal Husband”, p.40, Sheba Blake Publishing

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Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Benjamin Franklin

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Blaine McCormick, Benjamin Franklin (2005). “Ben Franklin: America's original entrepreneur : Franklin's autobiography adapted for modern times”, Entrepreneur Pr

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Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Life, Motivational, Being Strong

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Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Helen Keller

Inspirational, Graduation, Confidence

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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Og Mandino

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.25, Bantam

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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

Jesse Owens

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.

James Whitcomb Riley

Motivational, Perseverance, Determination

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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 has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

Paulo Coelho

Life, Positive, Happiness

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Nov 12, 2011

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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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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

Seneca the Younger

Inspirational, Strength, Success

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

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Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

Marie Curie

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Madame Curie: A Biography". Book by Eve Curie Labouisse, November 30, 1936.

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