“She watched her husband's jaw flex and knew he was unhappy with how she had answered. But what was she supposed to say? 'I was up all night worrying about the fact that I can never be good enough for you?' She hated herself. She hated herself for doubting. She hated herself because she knew she was hurting him.”
Source: What Strength Washed Up
“Whew! You two are blowing hotter air than a tornado circlin’ a volcano in Hades.”
“Don't feel. Don't think.”
Source: What Strength Washed Up
“The radical idea at the core of the strengths movement is that excellence is not the opposite of failure, and that, as such, you will learn little about excellence from studying failure.”
Source: Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
“As he grew older, Rogers struggled to work out a set of responses to the challenges of life that could turn his caring, his belief in love, and his great sensitivity into a life course based not on fragility, but on quiet strength. He found a way to be true to himself that enabled him to build a uniquely thoughtful set of defenses that relied on empathy and sympathy. Ultimately, he developed a powerful authenticity that propelled him to popularity.”
Source: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
“All the turbulences opens up the next level of your strength.”
“Because our strengths are so great, we can afford to appraise our weaknesses with candor.”
Source: U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses
“It turns out the greatest kinds of strength are hidden, and move slowly, and cannot be stopped by anything until they have changed the world.”
Source: Universe of Two: A Novel
“Love reigns to the Grave”
Source: Adrift in Acheron
“Sometimes all I want or need is someone to tell me I'm strong. Somehow it makes me strong just to hear it.”
Source: Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters