Thomas Merton Quotes

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

I've discovered that I am as strong as I thought.

People could tell me I was not good at something and, even if I wasn't, I told myself I was.

What gives you strength at any circumstance is your understanding of yourself.

I'm stronger than I think I am.

In time, she learned to develop her own opinion of the people that she worked for, and she got stronger. Think she's now much stronger. In the beginning she wanted to believe she was strong but sometimes she faltered.

Learning what all you can overcome as a person, as a human being, is very important. It's very important to understand your strength. Which is not to say you become hardened or bitter.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.

Yes, forget your weakness, whatever that weakness may be. It is egotism, it is selfishness after. all, for it is a dwelling on self. Forget your weakness; and remember your strength.

For me, beauty is me at the top of my game, going as hard as I can, without fear of what anyone else thinks. Believing in yourself when nobody else is believing in you is half the battle about anything.

I feel a little stronger than people perceive me.

I could never identify with that word, 'weak.'

It was always important to me to be confident and strong with myself. It didn't happen overnight, but I've learned that the only way you can start to control things is if you feel a certain way about yourself.

When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens.

I just want people to understand that regardless of what it is that you do - whether you're a teacher, whether you are a doctor, a single mother, a college student, a big sister - that you have strength within you, and I want people to be inspired to walk in their own superhero regardless of what it is that they do.

I always have the ability to believe in myself when nobody else does.

You are bigger than your circumstances.

Be a victor , not a victim.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

It's one thing for other people to see potential in you, and it's quite another for you to understand that and see it in yourself.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself.

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.