Tough is strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated. Profoundly inspirational tough quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.
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Famous Tough Quotes
The human capacity for burden is like bamboo far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance Jodi Picoult
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope Martin Luther King, Jr.
I can be changed by what happens to me But I refuse to be reduced by it Maya Angelou
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials Chinese Proverb
On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it Raise your sail and begin Gregory S. Williams
Perseverance is the key to success Never give up and keep making efforts. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock In Vajy
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it Helen Keller
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it Henry Ford
Turn your wounds into wisdom Oprah Winfrey
Courage doesn’t always roar Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow Mary Anne Radmacher
My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds That in itself is an accomplishment And they bring to mind something else, too They remind me that the damage life has inflicted on me has, in many places, left me stronger and more resilient. What hurt me in the past has actually made me better equipped to face the present Steve Goodier
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict William Ellery Channing
Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good Elizabeth Edwards
You have power over your mind not outside events Realize this, and you will find strength Marcus Aurelius
A good half of the art of living is resilience Alain de Botton
Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others Sharon Salzberg
Never say that you can’t do something, or that something seems impossible, or that something can’t be done, no matter how discouraging or harrowing it may be; human beings are limited only by what we allow ourselves to be limited by our own minds We are each the masters of our own reality; when we become self aware to this absolutely anything in the world is possible Mike Norton
I have no regrets in my life I think that everything happens to you for a reason The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person Rita Mero
It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop Dieter F. Uchtdorf
No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead That’s the only way to keep the roads clear Greg Kincaid
Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient Steve Maraboli
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy Leo Buscaglia
We all have battles to fight And it’s often in those battles that we are most alive it’s on the frontlines of our lives that we earn wisdom, create joy, forge friendships, discover happiness, find love, and do purposeful work Eric Greitens
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on Franklin D. Roosevelt
No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead That’s the only way to keep the roads clear Greg Kincaid
Going through challenging things can teach you a lot, and they also make you appreciate the times that aren’t so challenging Carrie Fisher
Resilience is very different than being numb Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt You fall. But, you keep going Yasmin Mogahed
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived Robert Jordan
It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop Dieter F. Uchtdorf
You must bear losses like a soldier, the voice told me, bravely and without complaint, and just when the day seems lost, grab your shield for another stand, another thrust forward. That is the juncture that separates heroes from the merely strong Margaret George
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived Robert Jordan
Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain Emil Dorian
We all have battles to fight And it’s often in those battles that we are most alive it’s on the frontlines of our lives that we earn wisdom, create joy, forge friendships, discover happiness, find love, and do purposeful work Eric Greitens
Some knowledge is too heavy you cannot bear it your Father will carry it until you are able Corrie ten Boom
Strength does not come from winning Your struggles develop your strengths When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength Arnold Schwarzenegger
A problem is a chance for you to do your best Duke Ellington
Some knowledge is too heavy you cannot bear it your Father will carry it until you are able Corrie ten Boom
It may sound strange, but many champions are made champions by setbacks Bob Richards
Strong people alone know how to organize their suffering so as to bear only the most necessary pain Emil Dorian
No one escapes pain, fear, and suffering. Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength if we have the virtue of resilience Eric Greitens
Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want Jim Rohn
If you are going through hell, keep going Winston S. Churchill
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles Audrey Hepburn
And hard times are good in their own way, too Because the only way you can achieve true happiness is if you experience true sadness as well It’s all about light and shade. Balance Gabrielle Williams
The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat Woodrow Wilson
The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat Woodrow Wilson
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you Never excuse yourself Never pity yourself Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else Henry Ward Beecher
It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed Doe Zantamata
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance, Never settle for the path of least resistance Lee Ann Womack
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars Og Mandino
Life is very interesting In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths Drew Barrymore
My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon Mizuta Masahide
Strength does not come from winning Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength Arnold Schwarzenegger
If you’re going through hell, keep going Winston Churchill
Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life J.K. Rowling
Enthusiasm is common Endurance is rare Angela Duckworth
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow It empties today of its strength Corrie ten Boom
