Quotes about Strength - You Have Power Over Your Mind!

He knows not
his own strength
that hath not
met adversity.
Cesare Pavese

(1908 – 1950, Italian poet, novelist, and translator)

Do not pray
for easy lives.
Pray
to be stronger men.
John F. Kennedy

(1917 – 1963, 35th President of the United States)

A truly strong person
does not need
the approval
of others any more
than a lion
needs the approval of sheep.
Vernon Howard

(1918 – 1992, American spiritual teacher,
author, and philosopher)

Failure will never
overtake me
if my determination
to succeed
is strong enough.
Augustine “Og” Mandino II

(1923 – 1996, American author)

It is time for parents
to teach
young people early on
that in diversity
there is beauty
and there is strength.
Maya Angelou

(1928 – 2014, American author and poet)

Climbing to the top
demands strength,
whether it is
to the top of Mount Everest
or to the top of your career.
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(1931 – 2015, Indian scientist and administrator,
11th President of India from 2002 to 2007)

There is a saying in Tibetan,
‘Tragedy should be utilized
as a source of strength.’
No matter
what sort of difficulties,
how painful experience is,
if we lose our hope,
that’s our real disaster.
Dalai Lama XIV

(*1935, the 14th and current Dalai Lama)