Quotes About Fortitude

I think it's so wrong to play the victim. There's too many brave women out there that just won't even tolerate it, you know?

The ability to suffer is a small matter - weak women and even slaves can acheive virtuosity in that.

Having the opportunity to play a strong woman is a good one.

It's a tough world out there, and women can't afford to be weenies.

There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It's as if a steel rod runs right through the head down to the feet.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life's storms rage, you do.

A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.

Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.

Fortify your mind, bullet proof your heart, strengthen your soul.

If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.

The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.

Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.

Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life's winds blow against you.

Great winds only challenge great trees.

A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.

Annie Taliaferro had that hammerhead look about her, like a breachy range cow, or a bunch-quitting steer.

A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind.