Strong Quotes

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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul… — Thomas Carlyle
A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope. — Thomas Carlyle
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. — Thomas Carlyle
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said,… — Andrew Carnegie
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle. — Andrew Carnegie
My strong belief is that God created human beings and therefore he knows about every aspect of the human body. So if I want to… — Benjamin Carson
I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find… — Helena Bonham Carter
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of… — George Washington Carver
What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying… — Willa Cather
When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece… — Kim Cattrall
If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling-block of the uncertain. — Paul Cezanne
Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down… — Coco Chanel
Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong… — Coco Chanel
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. — William Ellery Channing
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
You are never strong enough that you don't need help. — Cesar Chavez
Men should be like Kleenex, soft, strong and disposable. — Unknown Author
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives. — Ron Chernow
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less… — Margaret Cho

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