My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds. That in itself is an accomplishment. And they bring to mind something else, too. They remind me that the damage life has inflicted...

My faith is stong enough to endure, kind enough to feel, big enough to accommodate.

The prideful man qualifies himself by what people think of him, always looking for applause. There is another proud man; head bloodied by the world but eyes focused on what is good, never caring about...

Love is most weak when there is more doubt than there is trust but love is most strong when you learn to trust even with all the doubts.

I want to listen to accomplished women scarred by sexism that still walk in elegance and kindness; hear powerful men that have a heart to serve. I want to talk to the brokenhearted that still...

Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain.

Keep me heaven my soul has holes, leaking good morals, I once had control over dark matters of the world, give me courage and strength for my Lord, and sew the holes that hold you...

Challenge each problem you face with purposeful thought and determined action. Resolve that ‘every’ situation you encounter will make you better, stronger, wiser, more skillful and more loving.

Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.

The most important part of discernment is pinpointing the forces to be reckoned with, both the constructive and destructive.

I’m a lion in a strange land.

If you’re facing a season of trials, don’t allow the enemy to have a field day by putting negative thoughts in your mind. Let go of stinking thinking. Instead of turning away from God in...

The ones who live for themselves find it easier to follow their dreams.

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

To me it seems that too many young women of this time share the same creed. ‘Live, laugh, love, be nothing but happy, experience everything, et cetera et cetera.’ How monotonous, how useless this becomes....

Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.

We are stronger than we think. We have emotional, spiritual and even physical resources at our disposal. We may get knocked down, but we don’t have to stay down.

My limits know me well enough to stay out of my way.

You may say suicide is a loss of control and cowardly. Foolish as it may sound, I am prepared to argue.

What Do the Trees Know?What do the trees know? To bend when all the wild winds blow. Roots are deep and time is slow. All we grasp we must let go.What do the trees know?...

To be thankful for just being alive…To survive means to win… That only applies to animals, but I’m a human being!

The policy makers are not serious over the issue of improving the overall strength of the capital market.

I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the less likely you are to have a breakdown when it...

Struggle is the meaning of life; defeat or victory is in the hands of God. But struggle itself is man’s duty and should be his joy.

It was then I truly realised the whale is no more a fish than I am. So much blood. This was not like the fish on the quay, fresh caught, lying flipping and flopping, death...

The arm strength and stamina’s there. I felt good in the sixth inning, made some good pitches and got them 1-2-3. It’s definitely nice to go out there in the sixth and put up a...

Your strength and character grow stronger and deeper while you wait for hope to return.

Now very much against her will, she thought of the way Jace had looked at her then, the blaze of faith in his eyes, his belief in her. He had always thought she was strong....

Control is the basis of all true power. Authority and strength are matters of perception

I’ve never met a strong person with an easy past.

The power of the Will in a man, is favoured by the Heavens. The man who sets his Heart and Word onto something, and says “I will” no matter what obstacle is placed in his...

Murder me with bombs you poor lonely sod I will only build myself again and stronger. I am too stupid to know better I am a woman built on the wreckage of myself.

The sun is still there… even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again.

God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so...

There will be days that I don’t think we’ll know how to survive. But we will, because we have each other.

{Colonel Carr’s testimony of Colonel Robert Ingersoll at his funeral}He was the boldest, most aggressive, courageous, virile, and the kindest and gentlest and most considerate and loving man I ever knew. His was a nature...

Integrity is never given. It is a quality that can only be proven over time.

Our strength is really in the midfield. We have talent and depth, especially in the center of the field. I think you’re going to see an interesting tandem in the midfield with those two. Nico...

It’s called an inner voice for a reason. It’s the gnawing feeling inside your stomach telling you yes or no. It’s the one voice in your life that isn’t tampered by other’s biased opinions, scars,...

I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

One day, she promised herself as she lay abed, one day she would allow herself to be less than strong.

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of...

The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God’s Word.

As the week progresses, we might see a bit of short-term strength with window-dressing before the end of the quarter.

I looked inward at my heart. And indeed, there too, the criss-cross corsetry was slackened and gaping. I was all undone. Potentially, I could spill. Or tangle. And so I began to tug at my...

Better to be strong than pretty and useless.

Everyone needs to prove they’re strong. The truly strong only have to do it once.

Rise like the hero you were born to be, or die the slave you think you are.

Wir sind das Volk!”Dieser Satz hat uns gelehrt, dass wir, wenn wir unserer Sehnsucht glauben und ihr vertrauen, die Angst verlieren können. Eine Angst, die willfährige Dienerin jeder Art von nicht legitimierter Herrschaft ist, die...

No matter your circumstance, there is hope, strength, and courage to be found.