110 Hold Fast Quotes

Following is our list of hold fast quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about what tomorrow holds.

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Famous Hold Fast Quotes

Hold fast to the best of the past and move fast to the best of the future. — John F. Kennedy

Hold a true friend with both your hands. — Friedrich Nietzsche

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on. — Theodore Roosevelt

Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God. — Saint Francis de Sales

Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon. — Ignatius of Loyola

Believe you can and hold firmly onto your dreams. — Aboriginal proverbs

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible. — Abraham Lincoln

Hold onto your dreams 'cause they're always worth havin'. Hold on to your dreams til the day your life is said and done. — Stevie Wonder

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. — Thomas Jefferson

Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on. — James Frey

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves — Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day. — E. B. White

One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too. — Friedrich Nietzsche

You’ve got mountains of your own, I’ll bet on it. Take heart. Be encouraged. Remain steadfast. Hang on for dear life. You’ve got a better grip than you realize. — Adam Young

Hold on to the center and make up your mind to rejoice in this paradise called life. — Lao Tzu

Short Hold Fast Quotes

  • The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. — Audrey Hepburn
  • Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. — William Feather
  • When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go. — Carol Burnett
  • Never surrender, it's all about the faith that you got. — Tupac Shakur
  • Don`t give up! Don`t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize! — John Lewis
  • Even in a world that's being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong. — Hildegard of Bingen
  • Even if the near term outlook is bad, just continue to hold on. — Thomas Phelps
  • Keep your head up, keep your heart strong. — Shalane Flanagan
  • LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go. — Nicole Kidman
  • In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive. — Whoopi Goldberg

Hold Fast Image Quotes

Hold fast quote Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

Hold Time Quotes

Holding on to hope when everything is dark, is the greatest test of faith - Yasmin Mogahed

Holding on to hope when everything is dark, is the greatest test of faith — Yasmin Mogahed

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it. — Ann Landers

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? — Bell Hooks

Hold fast quote Be brave enough to hold on to the hope that life will be beautiful again.
Be brave enough to hold on to the hope that life will be beautiful again.

If you went to bed crying and woke up crying, it's time to reconsider some things. When tears outweigh the smiles, the love is fading. Don't hold on to someone who is desperately trying to let you go. — Tony Gaskins

Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, even at the cost of life itself. In short: Act so that you have no cause to be ashamed of yourselves and hold fast to this rule. — Milarepa

Why are you stingy with yourselves? Why are you holding back? What are you saving for - for another time? There are no other times. There is only now. Right now. — George Balanchine

Hold fast quote Sometimes holding on does more damage that letting go.
Sometimes holding on does more damage that letting go.

Everyone's opinions about things change over time. Nothing is constant. Everything changes. And to hold onto some dogged idea forever is a little rigid and maybe naive. — Frida Kahlo

If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer. Every moment is the most important moment of your life. No future time is better than now to let down your guard and love. — David Deida

To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. — Mary Oliver

Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time. — John Calvin

What Tomorrow Holds Quotes

To step into tomorrow's possibilities you must let go of yesterday's realities. Be careful of your choices between what was, is and will be. It is very hard to fully step into your destiny while you are still holding on to your history. — Christine Caine

Never save the best for later. You don't know what tomorrow holds. — Paulo Coelho

The only certainty is that we never know what tomorrow holds. We live for today, life is short, so let's enjoy it together while we can. — Jinxx

Hold fast quote Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.

When I close my eyes at night I'm able to go to bed with a heart full of gratitude. When I wake up in the morning my heart is full with thankfulness and peace. I don't know what tomorrow will hold, but I do know I will live each day to the fullest. — Lizzie Velasquez

Every tomorrow has two handles we can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith If you can quit, quit. If you can't quit, stop complaining - this is what you chose. — J.A. Konrath

The Palestinians are the only nation in the world that feels with certainty that today is better than what the days ahead will hold. Tomorrow always heralds a worse situation. — Mahmoud Darwish

Hold fast quote Suffering is not holding you, you are holding suffering.
Suffering is not holding you, you are holding suffering.

You don't need to know what tomorrow holds; all you need to know is the One who holds tomorrow. — Joyce Meyer

Every day when I get on the floor I give it my all and play because you never know what tomorrow holds. — Russell Westbrook

None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments. — Paulo Coelho

It isn't good to hold on too hard to the past. You can't spend your whole life looking back. Not even when you can't see what lies ahead. All you can do is keep on keeping on, and try to believe that tomorrow will be what it should be—even if it isn't what you expected. — Jim Butcher

Hold Tight Quotes

Never lose hope. Stay close to Allah and when you mess up, go back to Him. Never, ever stop going back to Him. Repent often. Cry to Allah. And hold on tight-with your life-to His remembrance and to prayer. If you do this, you may get wet, but insha Allah never drown in this ocean of dunya. — Yasmin Mogahed

We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us. — R. C. Sproul

Life has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go. — Nicole Kidman

Hold fast quote We all carry these things inside that no one can see. They hold us down like anchors and they drown
We all carry these things inside that no one can see. They hold us down like anchors and they drown us out at sea.

Wonderful!Hold Me Tight blends the best in research findings with practical suggestions from a caring and compassionate clinician. This fabulous book will be of great benefitto couples trying to find their way to better communication and deeper, more fulfilling ways of being with each other. Bravo! — Daniel J. Siegel

He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life. — John Boyne

You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms. — Neal A. Maxwell

Hold fast quote At the end of the day, all you need is hope and strength. Hope that it will get better, and strength
At the end of the day, all you need is hope and strength. Hope that it will get better, and strength to hold on until it does.

I am waiting for the day when I will see you again and hold your soft hands, touch your sweet lips and hug you tight so that you will never leave me again. — Mercy Johnson

Sometimes it was hard to express how much you loved someone. You said the words, but you could never quite capture the depth of it. You could never quite hold someone tightly enough. — Diane Chamberlain

When we surrender every area of our lives- including our finances-to God, then we are free to trust Him to meet our needs. But if we would rather hold tightly to those things that we possess, then we find ourselves in bondage to those very things. — Larry Burkett

You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins tightly. That is a very difficult thing to do, but I'm learning. — Diahann Carroll

Hold Steady Quotes

Genius is the ability to hold one's vision steady until it becomes reality — Benjamin Franklin

Go on bravely. Do not expect success in a day or a year. Always hold on to the highest. Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness. Be obedient and eternally faithful to the cause of truth, humanity, and your country, and you will move the world. — Swami Vivekananda

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world. — George H. W. Bush

Hold fast quote Every fall holds a lesson on how to rise.
Every fall holds a lesson on how to rise.

His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate. He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life. — Veronica Roth

In a world in which the price of calculation continues to decrease rapidly, but the price of theorem proving continues to hold steady or increase, elementary economics indicates that we ought to spend a larger and larger fraction of our time on calculation. — John Tukey

If you're going through difficult times today, hold steady. It will change soon. If you are experiencing smooth sailing and easy times now, brace yourself. It will change soon. The only thing you can be certain of is change. — James Dobson

Hold fast quote Family is not about blood. It's about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.
Family is not about blood. It's about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.

Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold dear depend upon your courage and exertions. Let each man resolve to be victorious, and that the right of self government, liberty and peace shall find him a defender. — Robert E. Lee

I'm a guy who never wanted to hold a steady job, because I was worried about the monotony. — Noah Wyle

I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look. — Lauren Bacall

Sometimes I hear people talk about discipline of self and I think, if you don't have passion, I might discipline myself for a week or two but only passion will hold me steady. — John C. Maxwell

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More Hold Fast Quotes

I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out. — John Wesley

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives. — Ulysses S. Grant

I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know. — Bill W.

In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else. — Al-Ghazali

We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go. We become something new by ceasing to be something old. — Frederick Buechner

The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. — John F. Kennedy

War is an evil thing; but to submit to the dictation of other states is worse.... Freedom, if we hold fast to it, will ultimately restore our losses, but submission will mean permanent loss of all that we value.... To you who call yourselves men of peace, I say: You are not safe unless you have men of action on your side. — Thucydides

In prayer one must hold fast and never let go, because the one who gives up loses all. If it seems that no one is listening to you, then cry out even louder. If you are driven out of one door, go back in by the other. — Jane Frances de Chantal

I question and soul-search constantly into myself to be as certain as I can that I am fulfilling the true meaning of my work, that I am maintaining my sense of purpose, that I am holding fast to my ideals, that I am guiding my people in the right direction. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real. Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you. — Ramakrishna

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside. — John F. Kennedy

Your success and usefulness in the world is going to be measured by your confession and by the tenacity with which you "hold fast" that confession under all circumstances. — F. F. Bosworth

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit. — Andrei Sakharov

know the feelin, when you feelin like a villain, You be havin good thoughts but the evils be revealin'. And the stresses of life can take you off the right path, Jealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staff... We gotta hold it down so we can move on past All adversities, so we can get through fast. — Q-Tip

Hold fast to whatever fragments of love that exist, for sometimes a mosaic is more beautiful than an unbroken pattern. — Dawn Powell

Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable. — Neal Barnard

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men. — Lao Tzu

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men. — Lao Tzu

If we don't hold fast to our moral principles, nobody's going to. We don't have to have a majority, but once ten, fifteen, twenty million people start voting left, we'll scare the piss out of the Democrats, and they'll have to respond. But they're not going to respond to us until that happens. — Chris Hedges

Beloved, God has never failed to act but in goodness and love. When all means fail-his love prevails. Hold fast to your faith. Stand fast in his Word. There is no other hope in this world. — David Wilkerson

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future. — Ulysses S. Grant

Abide in Me says Jesus. Cling to Me. Stick fast to Me. Live the life of close and intimate communion with Me. Get nearer to Me. Roll every burden on Me. Cast your whole weight on Me. Never let go your hold on Me for a moment. Be, as it were, rooted and planted in Me. Do this and I will never fail you. I will ever abide in you. — J. C. Ryle

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. — Langston Hughes

People cooked with a certain integrity before fast food, 50 or 60 years ago. When the cheap food arrived, and we didn't have the education and deep cultural roots to hold on, we got swept away by fast, cheap and easy. — Alice Waters

For me, fasting has just been a huge part of everything God has done in my life, Fasting means I am putting everything on hold, and I am spending the time with God. It brings everything in focus, and I become eternity-minded. — Jentezen Franklin

Your soul must hold fast to Him, you must follow after Him in your thoughts, you must tread His ways by faith, not in outward show. — Ambrose

If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. If I wish to preserve myself in faith I must constantly be intent upon holding fast the objective uncertainty so as to remain out upon the deep, over seventy thousand fathoms of water, still preserving my faith. — Soren Kierkegaard

If you're going to photograph skateboarders you can't run after them, you've got to learn how to skate. So at about 50 years old I learned how to skate, and skate fast enough to keep up with them and hold my camera. — Larry Clark

Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance, in a lucky hour, at the world's end somewhere, and hold fast to the days. — Willa Cather

Today, continue to nourish your dreams. Hold fast to your vision and do something every day to bring it into manifestation. Everything is possible in God, because God is the infinite Possibility within everything. Know that you are God's Beloved in whom God is pleased. Never giving up on yourself is what it takes to be your own hero. — Michael Beckwith

The measure of a man's estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place. — Howard Thurman

Hindu Dharma is the quintessence of our national life, hold fast to it if you want your country to survive, or else you would be wiped out in three generations. — Swami Vivekananda

A capacity to change is indispensable. Equally indispensable is the capacity to hold fast to that which is good. — John Foster Dulles

if we hold fast our confidence in Him, but our faith is also, by the exercise, strengthened: and so it comes, that, if we walk with God in any measure of uprightness of heart, the trials of faith will be greater and greater. — George Muller

Let us flee from the deceit of life and its supposed happiness and run to Christ alone, who is the Savior of souls. Him let us endeavor to find Who is present everywhere, and when we have found Him let us hold Him fast and fall at His feet (cf. Mt. 28:9) and embrace them in the fervor of our souls. — Symeon the New Theologian

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men. — Lao Tzu

We have to tackle the triple malady which holds our villages fast in its grip; want of corporate sanitation, deficient diet and inertia. — Mahatma Gandhi

The Tao is in all things, in their divisions and their fullness. What I dislike about divisions is that they multiply, and what i dislike about multiplication is that it makes people want to hold fast to it. So people go out and forget to return, seeing little more than ghosts. — Zhuangzi

In order to 'hold fast' to something, one must allow oneself to be held to something. That commitment may be one of the hardest things to practice in a world of so much choice. — Sheena Iyengar

Though face and form alter with the years, I hold fast to the pearl of my mind. — Hanshan

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow. — Sam Snead

Hindsight is an exact science. Hold fast to your dreams, for it dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened. — Thomas Jefferson

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