The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi

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I feel free and strong. If I were not a reader of books I could not feel this way. ― Walter Tevis

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Be like a solid tower whose brave height remains unmoved by all the winds that blow; the man who lets his thoughts be turned aside by one thing or another, will lose sight of his true goal, his mind sapped of its strength.

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The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

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

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Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

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Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look. — Marcus Aurelius

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When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ― Audre Lorde

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Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. — James M. Barrie

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Compassion instills a sense of calm, inner strength, and a deep confidence and satisfaction. — Dalai Lama

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