CURATED COLLECTION

Finding the Strength to Endure

Endurance is quiet — it doesn't announce itself, it just keeps going when everything says stop.

50 quotes found

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It is in the nature of a king to be attacked. But it is in the nature of the lion to endure.

—Sundiata KeitaKing

Medieval ERA • West Africa

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However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

—Stephen HawkingTheoretical Physicist

Digital Age ERA • Western Europe

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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

—Mahatma GandhiLawyer

Early Modern ERA • South Asia

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It is not that I'm so brave, it is just that I'm too stubborn to quit.

—SenecaPhilosopher, Statesman & Playwright

Ancient World ERA • Southern Europe

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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

—Winston ChurchillStatesman & Writer

Early Modern ERA • Western Europe

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but the will to act despite it.

—Tāwini TetuanuiAuthor & Thinker

Industrial Age ERA • Oceania

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I am not a quitter. I will fight till I drop. It is just the way I am.

—Cicely TysonAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it.

—Ousmane SembèneNovelist

Post-War ERA • West Africa

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A man can be as great as he wants to be. If he believes in himself and has the courage.

—John SteinbeckNovelist

Early Modern ERA • North America

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Self‑esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it.

—Gloria SteinemFeminist, Activist & Journalist

Late Modern ERA • North America

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Better to die going West than live remaining East.

—XuanzangScholar

Medieval ERA • East Asia

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Don't shy away from discomfort. Lean into it. It's how we grow.

—Brené BrownAuthor

Digital Age ERA • North America

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

—Eleanor RooseveltDiplomat & Activist

Early Modern ERA • North America

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Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.

—Yemi AladeScholar & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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It's not about being fearless, but doing it scared anyway.

—Bozoma Saint JohnAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • West Africa

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Embrace your uniqueness. That's where your true power lies.

—Nnenna FreelonArtist

Digital Age ERA • North America

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No matter how great the artist, there has been nothing impossible for him who has really tried.

—Benvenuto CelliniSculptor, Writer & Artist

Renaissance ERA • Southern Europe

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I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

—Cicely TysonAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides, just like hopes springing high, still I'll rise.

—Maya AngelouPoet, Memoirist & Activist

Post-War ERA • North America

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I don't think about failure. I think about what I need to do next to succeed.

—Naomi CampbellAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • Caribbean

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