25 Powerful Quotes to Make You Feel Undefeated

Sometimes, the light seems so far away. We deal with incredible challenges that sometimes make us even question ourselves, our lives and our beliefs.

However, you’re stronger than you know. We have the unbelievable ability to not simply come back from adversity every time we are knocked down, but to become stronger for it. Every time we are knocked down we learn something new, we see things from a new perspective that gives us clarity, and we gain the confidence to move past what once paralyzed us.

We can weather the storm, despite how bad it gets. So, here are some powerful quotes to make you feel untouchable.

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

– Albert Camus

I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.

– Carry Nation

When adults say, Teenagers think they are invincible with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don’t know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are.

– John Green

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self–confidence. He is still a King.

– Orison Swett Marden

Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.

– T. Harv Eker

You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.

– Dr. Robert Anthony

There is in every woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

– Washington Irving

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

– Walt Disney

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

– Dale Carnegie

The difference between men is in energy, in the strong will, in the settled purpose and in the invincible determination.

– Vince Lombardi

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.

– Oprah Winfrey

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

– Vincent Van Gogh

Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

– Rumi

You’re never given a dream without being given the power to make it true.

– Richard Bach

If your ship hasn’t come in … swim out to it.

– Mary Engelbreit

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

– Malcolm X

Defeat is a state of mind; No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

– Bruce Lee

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it’s important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.

– Michelle Obama

Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others … Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

– Katherine Mansfield

I’m not insecure. I’ve been through way too much f**king sh*t to be insecure. I’ve got huge balls. But I’ve been humbled. That makes you grateful for every day you have.

– Drew Barrymore

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

– T. Harv Eker

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

– Thomas Fuller

Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

– Bradley Whitford

It’s Not Whether You Get Knocked Down, It’s Whether You Get Up.

– Vince Lombardi

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

– Bruce Lee