Orison Swett Marden Quotes

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.

I feel like I am the strongest man in the world.

I don't fear anyone. I just concentrate on giving my best.

A lot of people judge you on your height, your wingspan, but it's really about the will and the determination that defines a person.

If I played a bad game, there's gonna be people out there that want to try to bring me down. But I always stay up.

Ultimately I'm quite a strong person.

Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

No matter how I might feel about myself or my self-image, there is still a part of me that wants to fight to the end.

Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

I just feel like it would be so against my personality to have this struggle in tennis and just give up. I know it's not me, not who I am, and that would probably affect other parts of my life.

Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.

I just felt that 'Golden Balls' was the right thing to do. I didn't care if people thought I was a failure.

I'm not going to doubt my life.

I always thought I'm kind of a tough girl.

Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith.

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

I trust myself. You need that to survive.

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

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

Many of my favorite survivors in fiction show that it may not be the most muscled, macho or mighty people who pull through. A strong mind and body aren't always enough. You might also need a resilient heart.