Strong Quotes

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  A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

  John C. Maxwell

  Being Strong, Wisdom, Stay Strong

  John C. Maxwell (2001). “The Power of Leadership”, p.18, David C Cook

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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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  Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

  Hermann Hesse

  Love, Life, Strength

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• I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong

  Audrey Hepburn

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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  Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Inspirational, Strength, Determination

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• It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today. Our prosperity is linked inextricably to the maintenance of a strong world economy, an open international trading system, and stable global financial markets.

  Lawrence Summers

  Opposites, Maintenance, World

  "Sayonara to Summers". www.theglobalist.com. January 15, 2001.

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• The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials.

  George Muller

  Motivational, Faith, Trials

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  Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

  A. A. Milne

  Love, Inspirational, Friendship

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  A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

  Patricia Neal

  Motivational, Positive, Attitude

  "Patricia Neal obituary" by Ronald Bergan, www.theguardian.com. August 9, 2010.

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• Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Being Strong, Men, Giving

  Elbert Hubbard (1922). “Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard ...”

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• Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.33

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  It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

  Frederick Douglass

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  "The 100 best nonfiction books: No 68 - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass (1845)" by Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2017.

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• Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.

  Jane Seymour

  Beauty, Character, Mom And Daughter

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• Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Life, Strength, Being Strong

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• Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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• Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

  Anais Nin

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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

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• Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

  Erica Jong

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Erica Jong from Oct 18, 2014

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  Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

  William Ellery Channing

  Inspirational, God, Stay Strong

  William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.42

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• You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer".

  Byron Katie

  Strength, Being Strong, Spiritual

  Twitter post from Apr 06, 2011

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• Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.

  Chris Bradford

  Strength, Being Strong, Stay Strong

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• Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Strength, Success

  "The American Scholar". Ralph Waldo Emerson's Oration delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, at Cambridge, emersoncentral.com. August 31, 1837.

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• The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

  Alice Walker

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

  Richard Bach

  Being Strong, Believe, Winning

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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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• Strength is a matter of a made up mind.

  John Beecher

  Strength, Being Strong, Mind

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