Strength Quotes

"A living art of teaching, one that rests on a true understanding of the human being, has a thread of strength running through it that stimulates individual students to participate so that it is not necessary to keep their attention through direct 'individualized' treatment."

"A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies."

"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."

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

"And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed."

"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."

"Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree."

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."

"Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength."

"Building mental strength is the key to reaching our full potential in life."

"Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession."

"Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse."

"Dictators have an old trick to assess the strength of their opposition: they say something patently untrue, and then look to see who mindlessly repeats it. Those who do, they recognise as their true supporters."

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict."

"Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion."

"Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?"

"Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong."

"Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai."

"Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense."

"Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation."

"Extraordinary circumstances often bring along with them extraordinary strength. No man knows, till the experiment, what he is capable of effecting."

"For too long, unfunded federal mandates have drained the budgets of states and communities. The strength and vitality of our communities must be restored."

"Force has no place where there is need of skill."

"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."

"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason."

"He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own."

"He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise."

"He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty."

"I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism."

"I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on."

"I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God."

"I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in time of need."

"I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness."

"I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!"

"I like criticism. It makes you strong."

"I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward."

"I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America."

"I think my best skill in this whole deal is as a conduit to try to bring people together, because I think it's in our unity that we'll have the greatest strength."

"I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage."

"I was ironing my own clothes when I was 11 years old. My mental strength goes back to those days."

"I'm very optimistic because I think that the real strength of a nation like the United States comes from blending cultures. There's no way that you can close the frontiers anywhere. The borders are there to be violated permanently."

"I've already had two stem cell transplants. Very rarely does somebody have a third, so I have to maintain my strength so I can go through this."

"If Christ has died for me, ungodly as I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me."

"If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive."

"If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength."

"In 1995, I was diagnosed with cancer, and I had to practice what I preached. I had always said to 'believe in God' and 'don't give up' to little kids who had been diagnosed with cancer. I then thought if I can't call on that same God and same strength that I told people about, I would be a liar and a phony."