4,431 Quotes About Strength

Remember sister, you come from a line of ancient blood. Your skin is armor, your beauty is a blade, and your voice rings with steel. Go to your marriage knowing our ancestors will always guide you.

…I wanted to remove,my diamond earrings,for I felt they were,weighing a little heavy.I wanted to remove my heels,for I felt they were,taking me a little,above the ground,than I needed to be.I wanted to,throw away my blazer,for it was too much,of a thick layer,to what I am deep inside.” (Poem- Unambitious, Book- Ginger and Honey)

She goes where she pleases. She appears unhoped for, uncalled for. She moves through doors and walls and windows. Her thoughts move through minds. She enters dreams. She vanishes and is still there. She knows the future and sees through flesh. She is not afraid of anything.

But strength doesn’t always mean brute force. You don’t have to kick ass to be a fighter. Violence doesn’t equal strength.

Do we simply stare at what is horrible and forgive it?Here is the river, and here is the box, and here arethe monsters we put in the box to test our strengthagainst. Here is the cake, and here is the fork, and here'sthe desire to put it inside us, and then the questionbehind every question: What happens next?

a willingness to be vulnerable will always breed strength. And I'm not talking the kind of flex-yer-muscles, "let's go do some deadlifts bro" kind of strength. I mean an inner strength. A strength only you can see. One built through the simple joy of managing to keep the pedals turning, even when the road ahead is steep and you're always gasping for breath.

I saw one in pain, in painenough for ten strong womenbut she didn’t say a word about thatpain, she went deep under the waterand came back and she wasn’t alone

I believe being strong means I can kiss you and still fight my enemies and succeed. I can show emotion and be complicated and hope for love and family and friends in a world that is telling me I can die tomorrow.

She let the fear burn inside her like fuel, making her voice even stronger.