Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill
Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? Nelson Mandela
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. Calvin Coolidge
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. Plato
Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent Van Gogh
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. Norman Vincent Peale
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. Albert Schweitzer
What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other. Barbra Streisand
Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths. Drew Barrymore
Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. Henry Rollins
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also. Marcus Aurelius
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep. Vernon Howard
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Saint Francis de Sales
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities strong men make them. Orison Swett Marden
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. Peter Marshall
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. LL Cool J
In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. Robert E. Lee