Strength Quotes

Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings; a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs, they become naturally only objects of sense.

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

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.

Part of my strength as an actor comes from what I've learned all these years: when you play a villain, you try to get the light touches; when you play a hero, you try to get in some of the warts.

Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength.

I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them.

On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.

And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.

Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.

Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you represent.

We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.

I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.

Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes. It gave me the strength to persevere and warmed my heart.

Senator Douglas was very small, not over four and a half feet height, and there was a noticeable disproportion between the long trunk of his body and his short legs. His chest was broad and indicated great strength of lungs.

The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone whose strength joined to yours creates a certain result.

When terrorists attacked the symbols of our national unity and strength, they failed to realize that they were just symbols of our strength. The real strength of our nation comes from our people - not our buildings.

Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life.

What I miss today more than anything else - I don't go to church as much anymore - but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing.

Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often.

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm.

Strength and wisdom are not opposing values.

We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction.

The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people.