“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help”

“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it” is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on July 2, 2011.
 
Authorship is unknown. “‘Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.’ ― Ziad K. Abdelnour” was posted on Twitter on October 12, 2013, but this is over two years after the saying had first been cited in print. Ziad K. Abdelnour is a Lebanon-born American financier.
 
   
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jade booth
@_jadimusprime
Be strong enough to stand alone, but smart enough to know when you need help.
1:23 PM - 2 Jul 2011
   
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lindseyminor
@LightskinLove_
Be strong enough to stand alone but smart enough to know when you need help
1:25 PM - 2 Jul 2011
 
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cass 🌹
@cassdoudoumis
Be strong enough to stand alone, but smart enough to know when you need help.
1:37 PM - 2 Jul 2011
 
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Nathália Neves
@nathaliianeves
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
8:44 PM - 2 Jul 2011
   
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@balvarezk
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
9:25 PM - 2 Jul 2011
 
Google Groups: Thought for day-Himanshu
Thought
Himanshu Gupta
4/10/13
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.
   
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Delores Curtis
@Agent_DCurtis
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.”
― Ziad K. Abdelnour #truth
10:13 PM - 12 Oct 2013
 
Google Books
Small Town Secrets
By Riley Scott  
Tallahassee, FL: Bella Books, Inc.
2014  
Pg. ?:
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.”
 
16 February 2016, US Fed News Service (Washington, DC), “Student-Athletes Team Up to Support Mental Health”:
Friday, Feb. 19: Thought of the Day - “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.”
     
YourTango
20 Inspiring Self-Esteem Quotes To Remind You To Love Yourself AS IS
Lisa Lieberman-Wang
July 28, 2017
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16. “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask it.” — Ziad K. Abedelnour
       
Google Books
Broken to Blessed
By Angela Dawes and Vanessa Sullivan
Victoria, BC: FriesenPress
2018
Pg. 36:
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” (Ziad K. Abdelnour)
 
Express (London, UK)
Georgia May Foote opens up on difficult year and pines to dance with Giovanni Pernice
GEORGIA MAY FOOTE has spoken out about her struggles over the past year in an emotional Instagram post as she pined to be back with Giovanni Pernice on Strictly Come Dancing again.
By MINNIE WRIGHT
PUBLISHED: 17:28, Tue, Mar 20, 2018 | UPDATED: 18:18, Tue, Mar 20, 2018
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“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it,” a snap shared with her 527,000 followers.
 
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Social Jukebox
@SocialJukebox
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it. #quote
7:26 PM - 1 May 2018