Quotes About Strength

You want to be merciful. To stand in the light. I understand it. I admire it. But, my queen...Only the victors can be merciful.

If you could kill a man by frowning at his back, the Breaker of Swords would have fallen bloody through the Last Door that day, but a frown is no blade, and Thorn's hatred cut no one but her.

Experience had taught her that not all scars showed, and those that did might be the least bothersome.

There are times for growing stronger and times for comforting, and sometimes both times see a few tears.

Nay," Isaac said.

God helping her, she can do no other.'" The

Coddling a body cheats 'em out of finding their own strength.

I'm just one person. But you are one. One plus the Lord can do mighty things now and again.

But God gave us tears because he knew that sometimes we would need to let out some of our sadness.

She imagined books and this book group getting her through whatever was coming next.

He touched me as if I were the curved and delicate handle of a china cup, but he held me tightly just as I was, flesh and blood and full of human flaws and fears. In his arms I wasn't a girl dreaming of sailing the high seas, and I wasn't a farm kid jumping the train, either, but a fully grown woman riding the soft side of a crescent moon.

Words of kindness had always been more difficult for me to handle than harsh reprimands. Ever since I had been quite young, I could resist those who went against me, had been able to deny their opinions. My inner strength came from an ability to handle, then separate myself from, adversity. Compassion, however, brought up more raw emotion than judgments could ever stir.

Rose spoke up softly beside me. 'It's how you handle the unfairness of life -that's what matters, I think.'...In this city of imprisonment, I had seen faith and optimism, strength and fortitude in the face of adversity.

Separately we might have sunk, but together we moved beyond bloodlines and nationalities and backgrounds and formed a vessel that somehow stayed afloat.

Livvy and her father] Neither of us had been as strong as we'd wanted to be.

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold you head high, look it squarely in eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'

Some people believe that holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go — and then do it.

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life. . . . Look it squarely in the eye, and say, I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

Some people believe that holding on and hanging there are signs of strength, but there are times in life when it takes much more strength just to let go.

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high. Look it squarely in the eye, and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

many people think that holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. But there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go - and then to do it.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes hold your head high look it squarely in the eye and say "I will be bigger then you. You cannot defeat me

A Positive Attitude makes a Powerful Mind." --Mrs. Pike from The Babysitters' Club book Hello, Mallory