Clarissa Pinkola Estes Quotes

Do not lay things too much to heart. No one is ever really beaten unless he is discouraged.

Being mentally strong is something I've always been very good at and sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper.

I am of the opinion, and even more so the older I get, that it is more difficult to have hope than it is to despair. And I mean this in the sense that in order to have hope you must acknowledge the despair and then you have to get beyond it. Taken from a radio interview given on BBC Radio 4's Open Book

Accustom yourself to submit on all and every occasion, and on the most minute, no less than on the most important circumstances of life, to a small present evil, to obtain a greater distant good. This will give decision, tone, and energy to the mind, which, thus disciplined, will often reap victory from defeat and honor from repulse.

Nothing is to be feared but fear itself. Nothing grievous but to yield to grief.

I am not going to allow myself not to perform well just because I don't feel well. I am bulletproof to the extent that a lot of things can be thrown at me, but it's about how much I am prepared to let them affect me

I think about giving up. I almost do.

Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged.

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

I am mentally strong.

I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

Anything can happen, so you have to control your attitude and stay strong.

I had to battle the doubts and fears for a while, but I committed to making sure that my strongest emotion was self-belief. Once I did that, I knew I would be OK.

I'm real mentally strong, so there's just not a lot that people can say to get me off of my own self and lane, and my confidence.

I've never had one of those middle of the nights when I go, 'Why me?' or 'I don't know if I can keep fighting like this.' No. Those thoughts don't even enter my mind.

I can't feel sorry for myself.

I think every player hits a little bit of doubt. But if you are strong, you are supposed to be strong mentally because that's our job and you know what you can do. So you are like, 'A'ight cool, I'ma be all right. I'm going to figure this out.'

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

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

Inner strength is very important.

Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.

Burdens become light when cheerfully borne.

You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.