Yaya Toure Quotes

Sometimes to go forward you've got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back. From that point, no matter what happens, you know you can do it.

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.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

We're stronger than we realize.

Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.

Strength, strength is what the Upanishads speak to me from every page. This is the one great thing to remember, it has been the one great lesson I have been taught in my life; strength, it says, strength, O man, be not weak. Are there no human weaknesses? - says man. There are, say the Upanishads, but will more weakness heal them, would you try to wash dirt with dirt? Will sin cure sin, weakness cure weakness? Strength, O man, strength, say the Upanishads, stand up and be strong.

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

The most important thing is to be strong. With strength, one can conquer others, and to conquer others gives one virtue.

Be a victor , not a victim.

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

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.

We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

They, that unnamed 'they,' they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up-and I swear when I went down quite often I took the fall; nothing moves a mountain but itself. They, I've long ago named them me.

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

'That which does not kill me makes me stronger' is not a law of the universe. What it can be, if we so choose, is a resolution.

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

Life hits you hard. But it takes you three seconds to decide if you are a superhero or not. I am.

In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

I think everybody faces challenges in their lives. I've definitely been through it - not to the extreme that Astrid did. I try to keep some kind of identity and strength.

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

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

I want a character to wake up one day and feel like, 'I can face it'. That, to me, is happy. I want the characters to rescue themselves, though you use the relationships you have, to make you strong enough to be able to do that.