Quotes About Inner-strength

I want to encourage all kids to cultivate inner strength.

No stranger can come battering down my door and say he brings me light. This I have within me. -Istak

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost. What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.

A queen is authentic, not because she says so, just because she is. A queen doesn't have to say nothing. Everybody can see it, and feel it, too.

The more you know who you are and what you want, the less let things upset you

All you need is already within you, only you must approach yourself with reverence and love. Self-condemnation and self-distrust are grievous errors . . .

If we think we have all those qualities in us, then they will remain in us. Remember, a bud has all that it needs to become a flower, and so it is with you. You have everything that is needed for you to blossom. It will not be lost.

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be ye a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp; hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.

Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp.

But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in. And that's what I guess these stories are all about.

Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself.

Stop scouring people's faces for evidence that you're not enough. You will always find it because you've made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don't negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

When you're feeling lonely and no one is around Remember to look inside yourself and a best friend will be found

Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.

In some ways, it's easier to recognize your power when you're calm and untroubled than when you're distressed. Search out your talent in quiet moments. Don't push too hard. You've done it once. You can do it again.

Be an island unto yourself. Take refuge in yourself and not in anything else.

I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, 'Don't follow me; follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.'

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Now I see that I will never find the light Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, Consuming myself.

The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning, but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it until this moment. Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel.

The less confident we are in ourselves, the less we are in touch with ourselves and the world, the more we want to control.

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height.