Unwavering Spirit Quotes

People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

The will is the spirit of perseverance, and perseverance holds clear success.

I have not changed; I am still the same girl I was fifty years ago and the same young woman I was in the seventies. I still lust for life, I am still ferociously independent, I still crave justice, and I fall madly in love easily.

In bad times and in good I've never lost my sense of zest for life.

I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing as though I had wings.

There is always a light within us that is free from all sorrow and grief, no matter how much we may be experiencing suffering.

There is something inherently tough about Americans. They will not accept defeat.

I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others.

In our relationships we need to uphold that aspect of the person which is the real person and the soul beyond their own self-doubt.

One thing I can say about Michael Jordan, nothing was going to deny him to achieve what he wanted to achieve. That includes the Bulls' front office, the league, or whomever. The man just had an undeniable spirit about himself.

You soon realize that the peak you've climbed was one of the lowest, that the mountain was part of a chain of mountains, that there are still so many, so many mountains to climb...And the more you climb, the more you want to climb - even though you're dead tired.

I know there's a lot of guys who would love to see me fail. Well, good. Let 'em. I'm glad.

I accept any challenge, so challenge me

Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age.

No one can rob us of our own soul, and our spirit is already one with the eternal goodness.

Ibrahim tells his story without a grain of complaint, and this was true for all of the band members. This is very much part of the Cuban spirit and soul.

I will not close my eyes, neither those in my head nor those in my soul, as the ship carries me away, along with my future, my dreams, and my beliefs. Buru Island is no happy land somewhere; it's but a way station on my journey in life—though to believe even that much will require no small measure of hope.

The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

I've survived quite a few generations. That's because I never lost my enthusiasm. I wake up every morning like on Christmas Day, waiting for the gifts.

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.

I feel young every day.

Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.

Manchester United have always stood up again and bounced back; it's just in the DNA.

Walk firmly and with joy, without being afraid of stumbling. All your movements are being watched by your allies that will help you when necessary.