I am the type of person who would do something thoroughly if someone said, “I don’t think you can do it.” I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit.
Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It’s always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we’ve simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.
The past does not only draw us back to the past. There are certain memories of the past that have strong steel springs and, when we who live in the present touch them, they are suddenly stretched taut and then they propel us into the future.
You don’t come to live here unless the delusion of a reality shaped around your own desires isn’t a strong aspect of your personality. A reality shaped around your own desires – there is something sociopathic in that ambition.
Smile doesn’t mean that someone is happy. Sometimes it just means that you’re strong.
It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you.
Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be proud, but not arrogant.
When the outlook isn’t good, try the uplook – it’s always good!
Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can’t really enjoy anything without sharing it.
Don’t give up just because of what someone said. Use it as motivation to push harder.
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you. But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.
When you’re grieving that’s not the time to be brave or strong, you need to let it show.
The Rastafari culture has a very strong connection to Haile Selassie, a descendant of King Solomon.
My father, my Rastafari culture, has a tight link to the Jewish culture. We have a strong connection from when I was a young boy and read the Bible, the Old Testament.
The race belongs not only to the swift and strong but to those who keep on running.
I like to look strong and commanding.
I don’t like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
I have a strong suspicion. that much that passes for constant love is a golded- up moment walking in its sleep.
Don’t allow your past or present condition to control you. It’s just a process that you’re going through to get you to the next level.
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.