"There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them."
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"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power."
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning."
"There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."
"The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind."
"I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."
"Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralysing ones."
"Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force."
"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire."
"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."
"Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be."
"The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth."
"Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman."
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."
"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution."