Quotes About Strength & Personal Greatness

Quotes about strength, power, and life!

Live strong!

Give strong!

Fuel your mind and power with greatness!

We all need a boost from time to time when things get tough.

Of course, we would love it to come from within all the time – but is that really possible?

We are social beings and our ability to interact, connect and listen can sometimes be the cure we need for any tough time!

These motivational quotes about strength will inspire you to keep fighting, regardless of what you are going through.  

You’ve fought this long…get a reward from it!

Also, check out these power of change quotes for additional motivation when finished.

Motivational Quotes About Strength and Personal Greatness

1. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Classic. True.

2. “Silence is a source of great strength.” – Lao Tzu

Listen. Be. Thrive.

3. “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” – John F. Kennedy

Amen!

4. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill

What is your struggle teaching you, right now?

5. “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” –Winston Churchill

How would you rate your commitment and perseverance? What can you do to increase that score?

6. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran

Let your pain push you to greatness.

7. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” –Mahatma Gandhi

Our will is like a muscle, are you working on strengthening yours? Start small.

8. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway

You just have to last a little bit longer than the storm?

9. “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” – Plato

Who are you inspiring with your actions?

10. “Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse

What do you need to let go of? Be honest to yourself.

11. “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” – Peter Marshall

The laws of nature apply to our life in many, many ways. How does this idea fit into your life?

12. “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

What outside events have you been trying to control? What impact has it had on what you actually do control?

13. “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

What do you need to tell yourself when conflict and chaos arise? How can you practice saying calm, focused and clear?

14. “Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek

Who can you surround yourself with that will make you stronger and things easier? How can you leverage your network?

15. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve

Quotes About Strength and Personal Greatness To Keep You Going

16. “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” — Paulo Coelho

17. “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” — Isabel Allende

18. “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.” — Veronica Roth

19. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

20. “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” — Nelson Mandela

21. “Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.” — Lao Tzu

22. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” — Mahatma Gandhi

23. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King, Jr

24. “Life is very interesting…in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” — Drew Barrymore

25. “We are stronger, gentler, more resilient, and more beautiful than any of us imagine.” — Mark Nepo

Who are your heroes?

Who do you admire?

Who have you studied?

TEDxVictoria – Dr. Sean Richardson – Mental Toughness: Think Differently about your World

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