#strength

I believe this: You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and goddamn it, you refuse to let it get to you. you fight. you cry. You curse. Then you go about your business of living. That's how I've done it. There's no other way. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#life #marilyn-monroe #sad #self-esteem #strength

One day can change your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is is three or four big days that change everything. ↗

— Beverly Donofrio

#life-lessons #strength-character #struggle #tragedy #triumph

In her heart she is a mourner for those who have not survived. In her soul she is a warrior for those who are now as she was then. In her life she is both celebrant and proof of women's capacity and will to survive, to become, to act, to change self and society. And each year she is stronger and there are more of her. ↗

— Andrea Dworkin

#survivor #violence #women #change

Society shall never make progress unless it changes its basic objective of making things easier;instead our main objective should be to make men stronger!I say "men" as women have always had and shall continue to have all the strength needed!!-Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad(Woods oration-2008) ↗

— Ashoka Prasad

#men #society #women-s-strength #change

You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she was so strong, so compassionate. I asked her how she could be the way she was, and you know what she told me?" Hadley shook her head. "She said, 'You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours. ↗

— Erica Bauermeister

#joy #strength #survival #courage

God abandons only those who abandon themselves, and whoever has the courage to shut up his sorrow within his own heart is stronger to fight against it than he who complains. ↗

— George Sand

#god #sorrow #strength #courage

It don't matter what happens, if you're only srong and have great courage. ↗

— Lois Lenski

#strength #courage

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting. ↗

— Ptahhotep

#courageous #crafty #diplomacy #fighthing #heroic

If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bravery #commitment #consequences #courage #courageous

‎"You shouldn't feel so bad about being afraid of so many things." "Why not?" "Because if you weren't afraid never ever, then you couldn't be brave never ever. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#bravery #courage #fear #heartwarming #inspiration