Quotes on Strong People

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.

A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.

I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.

I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.

Happy girls are the prettiest girls.

Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.

Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. The mind does not create what it perceives, anymore than the eye creates the rose.

To state the obvious, romantic comedies have to be funny and they have to be romantic. But one of the most important things, for me anyway, is that they be about two strong people finding their way to love.

The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive. "I don't understand this person. So they're crazy." That's bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.