Your past history is NOT an excuse.

I am doing what is right and from my heart against all odds.

Let your strength from the pastprovide proof of your abilities to . . .conquer the difficulties of the present.

One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Our contingent is building strength. It’s ridiculous to think that somebody won’t win one soon.

I once stood on a road and found I had no friends. And I was glad. Better to have no friends than to have people claim they were your friends when they were not. It...

I ran out of strong.

I fell in love with you like the stars fell in love with the sky, without you I am empty and bare.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.

Every day, strive to refine your contagious shine, and shake the nonsense offered by those who lack the will to polish-up from within.

I believe in the sun when it isn’t shining, I believe in love even when I don’t feel it. I believe in God even when He’s silent.

His strength kept me moving forward, and it was also tearing me apart.

She was too quiet, or she was too loud. She took things too seriously, or not seriously at all. She was too sensitive, or too cold-hearted. She hated with every fiber of her being, or...

Set forth no limits, keep in mind that your potential is boundless.

The yard consisted of grass and a Russian Olive tree, which was about the only kind of tree able to survive on the high prairies. Its thin, grey leaves made it look as though it...

It will all work out, Inas. You come from a long line of survivors and strong women. So everything will be fine in the end. And we are always with you in spirit, to guide...

Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It’s growing out of sour earth....

We knew they would be a strength, but I didn’t anticipate them being as good as they have been. They take a lot of pride in playing well and doing things the right way. And...

When a man is at his weakest is where he will find the greatest opportunity to become his strongest.

And then eventually you wake up, fully rested, ready to fly again 🙂

Then don’t ask us to share your weakness!” Jason interrupted.

There is darkness inside us all. It is true. Inside every human being there is a tremendous and powerful capacity to commit deeds of evil. A force with the power to hurt others, to further...

‎”You shouldn’t feel so bad about being afraid of so many things.” “Why not?” “Because if you weren’t afraid never ever, then you couldn’t be brave never ever.

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.

… you should never give yourself a chance to fall apart because, when you do, it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again. You must practice staying strong, instead.

Your faith will not fail while God sustains it; you are not strong enough to fall away while God is resolved to hold you.

And this is what being an artist means, being a poet? To sacrifice yourself for your art, sacrifice your heart for your art, because it’s only through something broken that something beautiful can grow.

It’s a choice, it’s a bold move – disassembling the Box – and one that requires assertion, but the rewards are remarkable!!

If somebody’s getting depressed in life, I would say, “Look at me’. I’ve got here believing in me. Sometimes, things do not go as you expected and you could feel as if you were ruining...

I want to look at you as you kill me.

You touch me again, you arrogant Ardenine swine, and I swear on the blood of Hanalea the warrior, I will geld you. Do you understand?

Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.

Kurogane: For all my life… I’ve wanted strength. I didn’t want those things precious to me to be taken away from me anymore. But, to have strength means to invite disaster to come to you....

One thing I’ve learnt about humans: you can’t judge their strength by the size of their actions, but by the devotion of an act, no matter how small.

Withheld potential is a “CRIME TO HUMANITY

We’re stronger than we think.

I don’t admire the person who hides from the world and claims enlightenment. To be purified you have to be tested and there is no better test of strength than dealing with other people.

What feminists refer to as microaggressions, the rest of us sane adults call life….The concept of microaggressions encourages women to think that every single thing in the world is, or should be, about them. It...

The decide word is so powerful. It’s amazing what you can do once you decide to do it.

A chain grows weaker with each new link.

Strength is important. But the No. 1 thing is knowing your opponent. If you know your opponent and what they like to do, and you try to take that away from them, force them to...

All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.

From Orient PointThe art of living isn’t hard to muster:Enjoy the hour, not what it might portend.When someone makes you promises, don’t trust herunless they’re in the here and now, and just herwilling largesse free-handed...

My dear, it is a great strength to have faced the worst and to have *felt* it a feature of beauty. Nothing ever after can shake one.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mercy is stronger than your sword.

Ask not for a lighter load but for broader shoulders

I am pleased with the strength of our results in the first quarter, … Once again, Parks & Resorts proved itself to be an extraordinary driver of higher earnings. Significantly, these earnings came not only...

It was not my strength that wanted nursing, it was my imagination that wanted soothing.