John Lydon Quotes

I think an individual's mind is a marvellous thing. I truly believe that if your mind is strong, your body tries hard to keep pace with it.

The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.

I think positively, you can't harm me mentally, not physically, not spiritually, you'll never get rid of me.

The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.

Trouble has no necessary connection with discouragement. Discouragement has a germ of its own, as different from trouble as arthritis is different from a stiff joint.

It is the mind that makes the body.

I figure if I keep my spirit in shape, the bones will take care of themselves.

Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.

I think I'm blessed with a pretty tough psyche.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

I just want people to know I'm mentally strong.

Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their self-image is impenetrable armor, which protects them against shattering events.

Like writing, running is so much about mind over matter. There are times when you have to override the discomfort and keep pushing. That capacity to endure and then prevail is just amazing.

As a rule, the mind, residing in a body that has become weakened by pampering, is also weak, and where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul.

The possibility of physical and mental collapse is very real now... but collapse is out of the question; as a solution or even a cheap alternative, it is unacceptable. No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind.

The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.

Tis the mind that makes the body rich.

No matter how healthy, intelligent or affluent we may be, if our minds are weak, then our happiness will also be frail and brittle. Our minds of faith, moreover, enable us to bring out the full potential in all things and situations, so it is crucial that we strive to forge our minds of faith.

At times to think of one's outer helplessness is good, but to think always of one's inner strength is infinitely better.

I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron.

Be as happy as you want to be in a world gone mad. Be as safe as you want to be in a world that is afraid of everything. Be as healthy as you want to be in a world that is mostly sick. Don't let the statistics that someone else created affect you.

It's okay to doubt yourself, it's okay to feel down; just never give up.

An unhealthy mind, even in a healthy body, will ultimately destroy health.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.

I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.