Quotes About Strength

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.

I get claustrophobic in a harness. I'd be a terrible superhero.

I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue.

I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her.

I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

Only the man who disciplines himself strictly can stand for long the terrific pace of modern war.

Charles B. Rangel

It's fine when you careen off disasters and terrifyingly bad reviews and rejection and all that stuff when you're young; your resilience is just terrific.

Shawn Porter is a terrific fighter and he's a great friend of mine. He's a devastating boxer-puncher like myself.

I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

We are all dually feminine and masculine. To give in to both of those things would strengthen us as human beings and there is such a drastic difference between men, and men who are terrified of their own femininity.

I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.

The thought of being on my own really terrified me. But then I realized being alone is really a cleansing thing.

So about this Fierce and Fearless award, honestly, I am often afraid. I was terrified when I lost my voice. But I've come to understand and listen to the fear. I walk towards it. I lean into it to find the information and things that it has to teach me - unless it says run, and then I run.

There are millions of women all around the world who are in dangerous, terrifying situations. It's up to us as storytellers to give people hope, to let people know that there is a way out.

I've never SoulCylcled or CrossFit-ed. That sounds terrifying to me!

Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.

Being a woman in a male-dominated industry sort of sucks, but it doesn't suck any more than being a woman in the world. My advice? Be terrifying.

The men's dance style in dancehall is territorial, but it's also flirtatious and it's also showing off strength by way of smooth movement that you can only do if you're really strong. It has so much attitude.

Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.

The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free.