“Now I fly, hit the high notes. I have a voice, have a voice, hear me roar tonight. You held me down but I fought back loud.”— Sia, play.spotify.com
“The process of getting strong changed how I operate in every area of life. It taught me that I don’t need to date wealthy men because I am more than capable of working hard to earn a living myself. It inspired me to nurture rewarding relationships instead. And it armed me with the confidence to tack…”— Sarah Miller, thoughtcatalog.com
“Remember: lifting more weight is not always the same thing as getting stronger.”— Mark Rippetoe, amazon.com
“When all things seem to fail, stand on your inner strength, shovel today's challenges for your tomorrow's freedom.”— Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel, goodreads.com
“The cracks within the foundation of a woman’s heart are the evidence of her survival.”— R.H. Sin, amazon.com
“Sometimes I'm the mess. Sometimes I'm the broom. On the hardest days, I have to be both.”— Rudy Francisco, twitter.com
“A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength but by the strength of his heart.”— Ron Clement, John Musker\, Bob Shaw, Donald McEnery, Irene Mecchi, Zeus, Rip Torn, amazon.com
“Fuck anyone who thinks you’re weak because of your mental illness. You are brave. You are strong. You will find your happiness again. All you need to do is put yourself first and other’s opinions last.”— Alexandria Brown, thoughtcatalog.com
“I promise this moment will pass, I’m not saying everything will get better, but this horrible black hole you are stuck in has an out, I swear. Just hang in there a little longer, take it one day at a time, an hour at a time if you really need, and just keep breathing. You will make it through.”— Sara Huggins, thoughtcatalog.com
“Recognize that even though you may feel like you aren’t doing anything, you are fighting an extraordinary battle and it can be exhausting.”— Sara Huggins, thoughtcatalog.com
“if you suffer from depression, you’re a warrior. And there will be those who never understand. People who can’t possibly get how painful it is to just exist. But I know. I see you. And you and I? We’re not lazy. We’re doing our best to survive”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Depression is strength. Depression is someone who fights back. Depression is someone who does not stay down. Depression is someone who knows how to bring light to every situation that may seem dark. Depression is getting up every single day and simply trying again.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“It is a hard cycle to conquer. The body is working against you. And because of this, you feel even more despair. Which only amplifies the imbalance. It takes uncommon strength to live with these things. But I have seen that strength over and over again.”— David Levithan, amazon.com
“We know that we are strong. We know that we can stand up to that which scares us. Because we know that it is so much more than simply ‘all in our head.’ And we have done the bravest thing we can do by choosing to keep fighting anyway.”— Jamie Berube, thoughtcatalog.com
“A woman who opens her heart to you, when it's already broken, is braver than any person you'll meet.”— Unknown, instagram.com