Top 100 Be Strong Enough Quotes
#1. There are people who have an appetite for grief; pleasure is not strong enough and they crave pain. They have mithridatic stomachs which must be fed on poisoned bread, natures so doomed that no prosperity can sooth their ragged and dishevelled desolation.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#2. You've got to be strong enough for love. It's very easy to be cool and cynical. It's very difficult to just let yourself go and be in love. You've got to be strong enough for that.
Noel Gallagher
#3. God is not here to be demanded of, begged from, or criticized. He hands out burdens to those who are strong enough to carry them, and I feel profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of lining up with the other invalids and asking for mine to be alleviated.
Ann Napolitano
#5. The best way is to be strong enough to make your enemy think twice about attacking you, yet not so aggressive that he feels threatened. Keep your sword sheathed as long as you can, but once it is unsheathed, use it without hesitation.
Lian Hearn
#6. I prefer working out of strict continuity, because no normal human being can have a firm grip on the constantly shifting bardo-like territory of a comics universe, where entire histories can be erased by a strong enough super-sneeze.
Grant Morrison
#7. I will be strong enough to go without the tablet. But there are other things I'm not strong enough to go without, and I intend to fight for them. (Cassia Reyes)
Ally Condie
#8. Skylar Nixon could be the one woman who was strong enough, sweet enough, forgiving enough to be with me. The thought was both terrifying and beautiful.
Melanie Harlow
#9. Jethro Winston was my forever person. I would never be strong enough to let him go.
Penny Reid
#10. We are surrounded by evil forces in our daily lives. We must be wise enough to recognize them. Strong enough to resist them and resolute enough to destroy them.
J.E. Holling
#11. I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.
Jonah Hill
#12. To all those women
strong enough to be heroes; fair enough to be ladies. This song is for you.
Robert Fanney
#13. You must be true to yourself. Strong enough to be true to yourself. Brave enough to be strong enough to be true to yourself. Wise enough to be brave enough to be strong enough to shape yourself from what you actually are.
Sylvia Ashton-Warner
#14. Right around 2004 when 'Ray' came out, I made a conscious decision to be more discerning because I thought to myself, 'After something like this, I really have to try to be strong enough to turn stuff down.'
Bokeem Woodbine
#15. You don't need to like reality, only be strong enough to face it
Brent Weeks
#16. But in my heart I knew that just like the new grass, I wasn't strong enough yet to be walked on
Wendelin Van Draanen
#17. It is easier for a woman to be a good wife than a good mother. A widow has two duties with contrary obligations: she is a mother and she must exercise paternal authority. Few woman are strong enough to understand and to play this role.
Honore De Balzac
#18. You told me never to be in a hurry to fail. That the end result should be strong enough to carry anything I did forward, not just good enough to hold it together for the time being.
Melissa Foster
#19. Trying to fit in will not change a society. To change it, you have to be brave, fearless, and strong enough to withstand societal criticism so that you may break the boundary and let light come in.
Debasish Mridha
#20. Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own.
Deb Caletti
#21. Always be strong enough to let go, and be smart enough to wait for what you deserve.
Anonymous
#22. I have a dream like everyone elses in this universe may have and i always ask myself 'Am i strong enough to face my destiny? Smart enough to face my problems? Brave enough to face my fears? And stupid enough to risk my life?' If it would be 'No' then, 'Disapointed' but if 'Yes' then, 'So be it'.
Russ
#23. It's not enough for women to speak out on the issue - for the message to be strong and consistent, women's voices must be backed up by men's.
John Conyers
#24. Aye, I ken fine how strong women are," he said quietly. "And you're strong enough for what must be done, m' annsachd - believe me.
Diana Gabaldon
#25. Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We're teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. Create your own. Most people can't do it.
Mitch Albom
#26. I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.
Shirley Bassey
#27. To be black was to be the beneficiary of a great inheritance, a special destiny, glorious burdens that only we were strong enough to bear.
Barack Obama
#28. God says he will never be satisfied with the infidels. In terms of worldly affairs, America is very strong. Even if it were twice as strong or twice that, it could not be strong enough to defeat us. We are confident that no one can harm us if God is with us.
Mohammed Omar
#29. People are always going to identify with what it's like living in society and have people judge you in certain ways, and how you can be strong enough to be your own person and all those good things.
Alessandro Nivola
#30. Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me.
Brenda Strong
#31. We [USA] need to deal with our problems here at home if we're going to be strong enough to lead abroad.
Condoleezza Rice
#32. We learned the value of being vulnerable enough to let others be strong for us, to let others bless us. That, it turned out, was a blessing to them as well.
Todd Burpo
#33. My gender has never been an issue or a limitation. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by strong women growing up, and with them as my role models, I was never limited by the traditional roles women find themselves in.
Brenda Brathwaite
#34. Not every door you opened will bring you light; some will bring you storms and darkness; you must be strong enough to push the door back and close it!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
#35. I think it was so splendid in Father to go as a chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier, said Meg warmly.
Louisa May Alcott
#36. Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers Ten or twelve on a team. Don't see how any of them get enough work. Four starting pitchers and one relief man ought to be enough. Pitch 'em every three days and you'd find they'd get control and good, strong arms.
Cy Young
#37. You don't have to be strong enough to do it all at once - no one is. You just have to be strong enough to do one thing. That's it. Then you rest, and when you've regained that strength back, you tackle the next thing.
Jenny Hale
#38. He stared her right in the eyes. "Never . Nila, loving someone means you're willing to fight and die for them. That you'll be there with them no matter what life throws at you. Bring it on. Together, we'll be strong enough to face any future.
Kat Simons
#39. We're teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. Create your own.
Mitch Albom
#40. No power on earth, if it labours beneath the burden of fear, can possibly be strong enough to survive.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
#41. It's not the magic that has to be strong enough, but the person who's wielding it.
Catherine Wilson
#42. I believe our country is strong enough to be criticized.
Jack Anderson
#43. Other men are strong like bricks - firm, unyielding, but if you pound on them long enough, they crack. You ... you're strong like the wind. Always there, so willing to bend, but never apologetic for the times when you must be firm.
Brandon Sanderson
#44. Being strong-willed is not enough, however. You also have to be hard on yourself. Someone who was strong-willed but self-indulgent would not be called determined. Determination implies your willfulness is balanced by discipline.
Paul Graham
#45. May the words come easy, the doubt be weak, and the coffee strong enough to eat through steel. (I don't drink coffee...but I understand most authors do, and they like it with a bit of fight in it.) Now, let us boot up, sit down, and accrue those daily page counts!
G. Allen Cook
#46. At the root of the assault on our liberties is, in fact, an assault on our character
an assault that assumes that we are not good enough to be free, and that aims to make sure that we are no longer strong enough, courageous enough, disciplined enough to be a free people.
Alan Keyes
#47. There is an iron "scold's bridle" in Walton Church. They used these things in ancient days for curbing women's tongues. They have given up the attempt now. I suppose iron was getting scarce, and nothing else would be strong enough.
Jerome K. Jerome
#48. No one wants to be in the dark forever; just happens that most of us aren't strong enough to find the light switch.
Jalena Dunphy
#49. Producing major change in an organization is not just about signing up one charismatic leader. You need a group - a team - to be able to drive the change. One person, even a terrific charismatic leader, is never strong enough to make all this happen.
John P. Kotter
#50. She was everything to me: my dreams, my weakness, and the person who made me want to be strong. She was the one woman who showed me I mattered, that I was wanted. That I was enough.
Mia Sheridan
#51. Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.
Douglas MacArthur
#52. The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it
Morrie Schwartz.
#53. No dog ever thinks that ordinary loyalty is anything special. But people have elevated this feeling dogs have into something unusual because not all people have a sense of loyalty and fidelity strong enough to be the root of their lives, the natural base of their existence.
Gavriil Troyepolsky
#54. Not until we have taken a look into the future shall we be strong and bold enough to investigate our paste honestly and impartially
Erich Von Daniken
#55. Was she strong enough to allow both of them to be themselves? Bahama had instilled in her an honoring of promises, but she could not keep her promise unless she was willing to allow Nik to be Nik, not a projection of someone who could fill in all her empty spaces, heal all her wounds.
Madeleine L'Engle
#56. No one, however strong he may feel his obligations, will ever be man
enough to fulfill them except that he be a Christian-that is,one who,
like Christ, cares first for the will of the Father.
George MacDonald
#57. The very young woman can be charming and delightful and pretty but only a mature woman can be beautiful; and only a mature man can be strong enough to be tender.
Madeleine L'Engle
#58. Let them say what they wish behind your back. You need only be strong enough that they don't say it to your face.
Courtney Milan
#59. But what do I care, for love will be over so soon,
Let my heart have its say and my mind stand idly by,
For my mind is proud and strong enough to be silent,
It is my heart that makes my songs, not I.
Sara Teasdale
#61. Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world
Brenda Peterson
#62. It was easier being strong when another man was strong enough to be weak.
Aleksandr Voinov
#63. People don't necessarily take power from you for themselves. It just means they are operating at a lower attention level and you got pulled down by it. You are not sufficiently strong enough to be with someone and be unaffected.
Frederick Lenz
#64. I've never tried to be anything but me. Even with Slipknot, where it can almost feel like a roll sometimes, it's still a part of who I am. It's a very strong and passionate part of who I am, and I'm lucky enough to have an audience that is really open to what I do.
Corey Taylor
#65. I just had to be strong enough to allow myself to be vulnerable. Great Lesson. For art and for life.
Jane Lynch
#66. I want my foundation built, and I want to be strong enough to deal with everything coming my way.
Kirko Bangz
#67. His soul really shone in the dark desperation of our prison ... [Bonhoeffer] had always been afraid that he would not be strong enough to stand such a test but now he knew there was nothing in life of which one need ever be afraid.
Payne Best
#68. Go back to bed so that, when the tempest comes, you'll be strong enough to deal with it. And the tempest is coming, dear one. Very soon. But not tonight.
Elizabeth Gilbert
#69. Taking responsibility for your circumstances. Take responsibility. Be strong enough to admit your wrongs, ask for forgiveness, and think of constructive solutions to solve your problems.
Kevin J. Donaldson
#70. Then give some of it to me. Let me bear it for you. I'm strong enough. I will be your anchor. And I will never let you down.
M. Malone
#71. If they're dumb enough to walk away be , strong enough to let them go
Various
#72. I've had this pain. To tell you it will go away would be a lie. It will never go away. But, if you live long enough, it will cease to torture and will instead flavor you. As we rely on the bitterness of strong tea to wake us, this too will become something you can use.
Eli Brown
#74. I could not get my fill of looking.
There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment.
Anita Diamant
#75. Sometimes you had to pretend, everyone knew that. Pretend to be happy. Pretend to be brave. Pretend to be strong. If you pretended long enough, it eventually came true. Pretending
V.E Schwab
#76. A slave in the fields one night He's running along Gets far enough to be a free man And he's feeling so strong
John Frusciante
#77. I was strong and tough enough and charming. / How else is a fat Jew lesbian poet gonna get by? / Listening to the radio, staying home, staying alone, like / they mean us to. / Who means you to be left out? / Who don't?
Elana Dykewomon
#78. IT IS QUITE ENOUGH IF A HUMAN BEING HAS BUT ONE FIELD WHERE HE OR SHE IS STRONG. IF A HUMAN BEING WERE STRONG IN EVERY FIELD, IT WOULDN'T BE NICE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, WOULD IT?
Akira Kurosawa
#79. When the storms of life come, if they come to me personally, to my family or to the world, I want to be strong enough to stand and be a strength to somebody else, be shelter for somebody else.
Anne Graham Lotz
#80. I don't ask you to like reality. I only ask you to be strong enough to face it.
Brent Weeks
#81. If you are strong enough as a couple, reality shows can be a good thing for the relationship.
Giuliana Rancic
#82. The nice thing about anger is that, as an emotion, it's strong enough to unplug me from the comedian's mind for a minute and just be a frustrated member of the citizenry.
Seth Meyers
#83. A man must be strong enough to mold the peculiarity of his imperfections into the perfection of his peculiarities.
Walther Rathenau
#84. No one can give us power. If we aren't part of the process of taking it, we won't be strong enough to use it.
Gloria Steinem
#85. Yes, women have always had secrets and always will. I'm afraid men would be very distressed to learn what their darlings were thinking. Frankly, I don't think men are strong enough to bear the shock.
Carol K. Carr
#86. We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
Mahatma Gandhi
#87. Love must neither beg nor demand. Love must be strong enough to find certainty within itself. It then cease to be moved and becomes the mover.
Hermann Hesse
#88. I want to be strong enough to cope with the roles, but I don't want to be cast as the guy that takes his shirt off.
Richard C. Armitage
#89. Everyone's past has ways of sneaking up on them. You just have to be in a place in the present that you're strong enough to deal with when your past comes to visit.
K.K. Hendin
#90. The best heroes always have scars. If they didn't, the heroine would have nothing to do. It's her job to help the hero let all that stuff go in order that her man can be strong enough to fight on but when he's with here's free to just breathe.
Kristen Ashley
#91. A great idea should always be left to steep like loose tea leaves in a teapot for a while to make sure that the tea will be strong enough and that the idea truly is a great one.
Phoebe Stone
#92. I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her entirely. No matter how strong or weak I was, she was a part of me, as crucial as my own heart. I would never be strong enough, in all my life, to do without her.
Sarah Dessen
#93. Ultimately, Congressional medicine is like veterinary medicine: It must be strong enough to work, and tasty enough to swallow.
Jim Cooper
#94. And I started to cry again, realizing that it must be changing him, too, this man who was kind enough to be a soul but strong as only a human could be.
Stephenie Meyer
#95. Many of my favorite survivors in fiction show that it may not be the most muscled, macho or mighty people who pull through. A strong mind and body aren't always enough. You might also need a resilient heart.
Claire Cameron
#96. I trust that I raised a strong enough woman to know who's worthy of her and who isn't. If this guy is good enough for you, and he's the one who has you floating around on cloud nine and giving you back your spark, you can be damn sure he's good enough for me.
Cherrie Lynn
#97. Being born as an Indigo, the most difficult mission is to be strong enough to retain your true "self" while living in human stereotype society. Having to pretend, to act "the same as others," can only make you so deeply unhappy and hurt - feeling as though your "wings" have been cut off.
Sahara Sanders
#98. I think I'd rather be branded than submit to some of the things that you have to." He said this without spite, just a soft statement of fact. "I'm not strong enough to do that.
Laura Bickle
#99. I'm a woman who's chosen her soul-mate. I'm strong enough to love you unconditionally. I'm smart enough to know some days will be good and some days will be bad. And I'm brave enough to solemnly swear that we will be together until the end.
Pepper Winters
#100. I am strong enough, man enough, to be subject to you.
Rae Carson
