“When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don’t just turn it off one day.”– Chinua Achebe Related Quotes “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”– Louis Pasteur “Don’t wish me happiness – I don’t expect to be happy it’s gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor – I will need them all.”– Anne Morrow Lindbergh “Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me.”– Alain Badiou