Markus Zusak Quotes

O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God.

We are all more capable than we could ever imagine or admit to.

It's what I've learned over the years that has pushed me beyond limits.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

For me, the stronger ground I have in my personal life, then the more will I have to fight the good fight.

Sometimes very small investments can release enormous, infinite potential that exists in all of us.

Today begins a new saga in my life which I expect to strengthen me and allow me time for reflection... I plan to write music while in prison, read and pray regularly and will come out a stronger, more confident woman.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I had to find the courage to turn my life around.

I'm a great believer in people and their untapped potential.

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature.

I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

Dumped? Fired? Scorned? Humiliated? Totally pissed off? If so, I've got great news! You might be on your way to living your best life ever - if you consciously choose to channel this pain into fuel - and use it to motivate yourself to become your highest potential self!

What I've found is that every time you have that uncertainty, if you face it, walk through it, you grow as an individual and gain confidence.

We're all capable of being more than we presently are, and the effort that it takes and the will that it takes and sometimes the trauma and tragedy that it takes to force us into that kind of growth is the story of our lives.

I've learned about myself that I'm much stronger than I ever had any idea about myself.

There's always a way to pull back and discredit ourselves, but once you just shut that out and start doing it, you realize things about yourself that you never thought were possible.

I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.

Homeboy Industries is a healing center for broken children. I was a broken child, and they showed me how to put all those pieces back together. It's not about being a gangster. It's about being a man or a woman trying to recover and live better.