Quotes About Strength

I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes.

I had to use my wits or else I'd have been sunk - and nothings going to sink me. Everyone was always pulling at me, tugging at me, as if they wanted a piece of me. It was always, 'do this, do that,' and not just on the job but off, too. God, I've tried to stay intact, whole.

if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

In spite of everything life is not without hope.

Never let anyone dull your sparkle

Eu sou egoísta, impaciente e um pouco insegura. Eu cometo erros, eu estou fora de controle e às vezes difícil de lidar. Mas se você não pode lidar comigo no meu pior, então com certeza não me merece no meu melhor.

You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and goddamn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about your business of living. That's how I've done it. There's no other way

Le persone dolci non sono ingenue né stupide, né tanto meno indifese. Anzi, sono così forti da potersi permettere di non indossare nessuna maschera. Libere di essere vulnerabili, di provare emozioni, di correre il rischio di essere felici

But as long as one is alive, one can be vital. But you don't give up until you stop breathing.

I think to love bravely is the best and accept—as much as one can bear

I don't want you to feel depressed, honey. We've had a temporary setback.

I don't mind it being a world of men as long as I was a woman in it.

Strong women don't have 'attitudes', we have standards.

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.

I've been asked, 'Do you mind living in a man's world?' I always answer, 'Not as long as I can be a woman in it'.

born to avenge my sex and dominate yours

Tu îmi storci vlaga ?i eu cred c? tu Îmi storci vlaga.

I realized that this is the theme I return to constantly - I'm always trying to prove to everyone that I can go it alone, that I can survive, that I don't need anybody.

Immaterial art is the strongest because there's no obstacle; there's just energy, and I believe in energy.

If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.

I didn't take no for an answer. I've always been like that. If I think in my gut that I'm right, I do it. You have to have this kind of conviction. Otherwise, I would have given up many years ago. After the 1970s, all the performance artists started doing paintings and sculptures or architecture; performing was far too hard. I'm so happy I didn't give up.

He could not deliver the piece because he could not sit as long as I can, and the public divided us because they were talking about how I am stronger. It was terrible for our relationship because his punishment was being unfaithful.

There are two kinds of people in the world, Nadira," Auntie tells me. "Those that hear bad news and want to run away and those that dig their feet in and want to fight.

Maybe if I just stop wanting so much, they can't hurt me.