Quotes About Strength

God never asked us to meet life's pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest.

If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.

Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.

Prayer is the glue that holds all of the pieces of life together in a spiritual whole. It reminds us of who we are and whose we are.

It is a curious psychological fact that the man who seems to be "egotistic" is not suffering from too much ego, but from too little. When the ego is strong and well developed, there is no nagging need to impress others--by money, by rudeness, or by any other show of false strength.

When we inform, we lead from strength; when we communicate, we lead from weakness—and it is precisely this confession of mortality that engages the ears, heads and hearts of those we want to enlist as allies in a common cause.

Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.

But what about me? Who will I lean on? I guess this is what growing up really means, Grace. Standing on your own two feet and being your own mountain.

You, of all people, deserve a happy ending. Despite everything that happened to you, you aren't bitter. You aren't cold. You've just retreated a little and been shy, and that's okay. If I were a fairy godmother, I would give you your heart's desire in an istant. And I would wipe away your tears and tell you not to cry. -Rachel to Julia

I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.

A lot of guys have muscles. A lot of strong men in this world. I think it's important to show that even under all this strength there's a fragile side, a side that can be affected.

You must be true to yourself. Strong enough to be true to yourself. Brave enough to be strong enough to be true to yourself. Wise enough to be brave enough, to be strong enough to shape yourself from what you actually are.

The end of health or of vigor is sad. [p. 149]

He did not confuse compassion with passivity.

Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. –Hopi

You forget who submits, Eva," he said gruffly. "I've given up control for you. I've bent and adjusted for you. I'll do anything to keep you and make you happy. But I can't be tamed or topped. Don't mistake indulgence for weakness.

The questions you framed are unanswerable, and to be terrified by that is a sign not of weakness but of strength. A weak person wouldn't have opened his mind to such terror.

I have always been scared of you,With your Luftwaffe, your gobbledygoo.And your neat mustacheAnd your Aryan eye, bright blue.Panzer-man, panzer-man, O You—

Some think it's holding on that makes one strong sometimes it's letting go.

Necessity knows no law except to conquer.

The heart is the only broken instrument that works.

Memory is the same as water. It is a still lake bathed in moonlight, a vast ocean, a violent river ready to carry you away. It can calm you or it can harm you; it is both more powerful and weaker than you'd think. It is a paradox.

And I think about how I used to be the one who fixed things. How I used to be the strong one. When did this happen to me? What have I become? Effie

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