Quotes About Fortitude

It always remains true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

The beginning of hardship is like the first taste of bitter food—it seems for a moment unbearable; yet, if there is nothing else to satisfy our hunger, we take another bite and find it possible to go on.

It will always remain true that if we had been greater, circumstance would have been less strong against us.

Fate has carried me 'Mid the thick arrows: I will keep my stand-- Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another.

Slander may be defeated by equanimity; but courageous thoughts will not pay your baker's hill, and fortitude is nowhere considered legal tender for beef.

Let us have Men, Men who will say a word to their souls and keep it—keep it not when it is easy, but keep it when it is hard—keep it when the storm roars and there is a white-streaked sky and blue thunder before, and one's eyes are blinded and one's ears deafened with the war of opposing things; and keep it under the long leaden sky and the gray dreariness that never lifts. Hold unto the last: that is what it means to have a Dominant Idea.

Storms make oaks take deeper root.

Women are tough; women are resilient and have an undying hope.

I just never, ever want to give up. Most battles are won in the 11th hour, and most people give up. If you give up once, it's quite hard. If you give up a second time, it's a little bit easier. Give up a third time, it's starting to become a habit.

I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.

If I am practicing on the wire, and you pushed me, I would not move, and if you take a piece of wood and beat me up on the shoulder and the head, I would not move. You would not put me out of balance. You would not be able to. I am solid as granite when I am on the tight rope, and I should be.

I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

Marines don't know how to spell the word 'defeat'.

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

My advice to every one expecting to go into business is to hit often and hit hard; in other words, strike with all your might.

The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

I work hard for my stuff. And even when I work hard for my stuff, it gets taken away - which is cool. It's alright. You can't take my smile. And you won't.

Don't take it personally if you're met with opposition. Work hard anyway.

My philosophy is to be strong and work hard.

Life is tough, and things don't always work out well, but we should be brave and go on with our lives.

I think I have got a decent pain threshold.

For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.

Actors who are super successful are the ones who thrive on the image by creating their forte.

I thrive on fear.