Quotes About Fortitude

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.

The burden which is well borne becomes light.

I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.

I can't stand whining.

I didn't want 'BSG' to have to rewrite Anders as a sniveling, whining ball of despair who's hiding out in the corner.

I can take anything. You can whip me and it won't bother me.

A lot of characters I've played have a certain amount of strength, pride, and leadership.

Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived.

Acting is a hard profession. More than anything, it takes fortitude.

When I have difficulties, I will not complain.

I may have been in financial difficulties, but I'm not a pauper.

Know that the power comes from within: when you are tired, or you want to give up, dig deep. Dig deep for whatever reason - in boxing, in sport, in life.

Great players, they always dig deep and have their will to win.

I am enduring. You can disagree with me.

I'm not going to disappear.

I don't get easily disappointed.

There is nothing you can tell me to discourage me.

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

There is a strength of character in the people who have, by and large, never experienced comfort.

I like the fact that when you're put into a really extreme situation, you put everything else aside. You put your ego aside and get on with it, and I quite like that.

I'm not going to just fade out, I know.

Some people, they don't get a few takedowns, they start getting nervous, and they fade. That's just not in my character.

My nature is such that even if I failed 9,999 times, I'll attempt for the 10,000th time again.

You should never be scared of failing.