110 Inspirational Quotes About Being Strong

"Being a light in the world is brightest and most powerful when you are being the light through darkness and pain. When we feel weakest is often when we are actually being the strongest."

- Emilyann Allen

"And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear."

- Paulo Coelho

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

- Kahlil Gibran

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

- Ernest Hemingway

"We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward."

- Isabel Allende

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

- Friedrich Nietzsche

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice."

- Bob Marley

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."

- Maya Angelou

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

- Harper Lee

"Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

- Alfred, Lord Tennyson

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

- Mark Twain

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

- Nelson Mandela

"BE STRONG! Be like the tree that, despite its fallen leaves, endures the chill of winter, looking forward to the warm spring sunshine and the bright summer."

- Mouloud Benzadi

"Courage Is Not Absent Of Fear. Courage Is Your Willingness To Push Through Fear In Spite Of Feeling It. Be Brave Because You Can."

- Wesam Fawzi

"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving—we get stronger and more resilient."

- Steve Maraboli

"Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness."

- Susan Gale

"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong."

- Muhammad Ali

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."

- Albert Camus

"Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths."

- Drew Barrymore

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

- Walt Disney

"When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision—then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

- Audre Lorde

"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow."

- Carrie Fisher

"Courage does not always roar, sometimes it's the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow."

- Mary Anne Radmacher

"He conquers who endures."

- Persius

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."

- Seneca

"Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it."

- Joel Osteen

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

- Christopher Reeve

"Do not judge me by my successes—judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

- Nelson Mandela

"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."

- Thomas Paine

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength."

- Francis de Sales

"Tough times never last, but tough people do."

- Robert Schuller

"Where there is no struggle, there is no strength."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved."

- Helen Keller

"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."

- Napoleon Hill

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

- William Ellery Channing

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them—that's what makes you strong."

- Sarah Dessen

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

- Frederick Douglass

"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."

- George R.R. Martin

"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me."

- Jane Austen

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

- Louisa May Alcott

"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."

- Mary Shelley

"The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn't always safe, but it's often necessary."

- Octavia E. Butler

"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles."

- Audrey Hepburn

"Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through the tears."

- Demi Lovato

"It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit."

- J.R.R. Tolkien

"Let your life reflect the faith you have in God. Fear nothing and pray about everything. Be strong, trust God's word, and trust the process."

- Germany Kent

"They thought the rain would dampen your spirit. Not knowing that it's your source of strength."

- Mitta Xinindlu

"The internal and external bruises will fade away. Carry on in strength."

- Mitta Xinindlu

"When you are friends with your storm, you dance, instead of getting blown away."

- Michael Bassey Johnson

"Be strong in who you are."

- Adrienne Posey

"People think dreams are not real just because they are not for weak people. Only strong people work for their dream in order to make it a reality."

- Onipede Ayomide

"It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on—it takes a lot of strength to let go."

- J.C. Watts

"The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination."

- Maya Angelou

"Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice."

- Shawn Johnson

"Look well into yourself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if you will always look there."

- Marcus Aurelius

"Conquering others is power; conquering oneself is strength."

- Lao Tzu

"We are stronger, gentler, more resilient and more beautiful than any of us imagine."

- Mark Nepo

"Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it."

- Ann Landers

"A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep."

- Vernon Howard

"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again."

- Abraham Maslow

"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still."

- Chinese Proverb

"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept."

- Angela Davis

"I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open. I stepped into those woods and my life began."

- Madeline Miller

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."

- Albus Dumbledore

"You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down."

- Toni Morrison

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

- Victor Hugo

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

- Confucius

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

- George Eliot

"In A Challenging Situation When Everyone Around You Feels Lost, Make Sure You're Prepared To Step Up And Lead."

- Wesam Fawzi

"The embers in your soul, they're still lit. You must protect them, with every last bit. For your elements are beyond all their doubt. Reignite your fire, their judgement will burn out."

- B.K. Sweeting

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

- Mahatma Gandhi

"I'd prefer 'be strong' than 'don't worry'."

- Toba Beta

"If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help."

- John F. Kennedy

"I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher."

- Pink

"He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions."

- Louisa May Alcott

"Be very strong… be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion."

- Alberto Juantorena

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

- Ernest Hemingway

"We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."

- Carl Bard

"Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over instead of craving control over what you don't."

- Steve Maraboli

"When you are lost in the dark, remember the darkness of the night, and how it helps to make the stars shine."

- Michael Bassey Johnson

"Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes."

- Roy T. Bennett

"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together."

- Marilyn Monroe

"Rule your mind or it will rule you."

- Gautama Buddha

"As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"Don't ever let a man dim your light."

- Jen Calonita

"Vegetables are defined, by the comfort they crave, Humans are defined, by the obstacles they brave."

- Abhijit Naskar

"What makes you different or weird—that's your strength."

- Meryl Streep

"I like criticism. It makes you strong."

- LeBron James

"There are better starters than me, but I'm a strong finisher."

- Usain Bolt

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

- Maya Angelou

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

- Jane Goodall

"A brave man acknowledges the strength of others."

- Veronica Roth

"They can stop a river by building a dam, but I will be damned if they can stop my river of blood flowing through my veins and heart."

- Anthony Liccione

"The one thing I'll be: Me - whatever that might mean; and even if nothing, in that I'll still be king."

- Criss Jami

"I know it's not easy but it isn't impossible too; are your feet hurting? Don't worry you'll soon be in comfortable shoes."

- Wrushank Sorte

"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up."

- Booker T. Washington

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

- Malcolm X

"Some people feed on your misery. That is why they want to be close to you. They might act like they care, but they are here to boost their selfish ego, when you fail. They will never give you a solution, but are always pointing you problems and obstacles to stress and scare you."

- De philosopher DJ Kyos

"People mock, laugh, and make memes about things that are beyond their level of comprehension. And when people hate, they hate everything about you, even the things you do with good intentions."

- Verliza Gajeles

"I looked for company and i found myself."

- Pushpa Rana

"We don't have to do everything in order to be everything"

- Matt Haig

"Words have power."

- Coral Hedges

"Smile. Be thankful."

- Mitta Xinindlu

"I am stronger than I am broken."

"The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling."