701 private quotes tagged strength

“I realized then that the generations may change but the strength of our nation remains solid.” — Jane D. Hull

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“The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'” — Willem Dafoe

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“And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.” — Alison Bechdel

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“Our enemies, like the Grecian hero, have one vulnerable point. You have not touched it yet. What should have been their element of weakness has been suffered to remain an element of strength.” — Jay Alan Sekulow

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“The overall strength of Chinese culture and its international influence is not commensurate with China's international status. The international culture of the West is strong while we are weak.” — Hu Jintao

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“Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it.” — Karl Radek

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“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.” — Georgios A. Papandreou

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“But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.” — Friedrich List

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“I used to play football for Real Madrid, and to be on stage for two hours, I can tell you it takes the same amount of strength.” — Julio Iglesias

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“Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power.” — William Moulton Marston

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“The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?” — Georges Duhamel

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“Wealth brings strength, strength confidence.” — John Lothrop Motley

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“I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.” — Nick Lampson

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“Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.” — Lisa Murkowski

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“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.” — Sadaharu Oh

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“When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there.” — Everett Dirksen

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“I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.” — Leslie Moonves

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“My strength is coming up with two outs in the last of the ninth.” — Michael Eisner

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“My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density core strength exercise for a stable mid-section and stretching to maintain mobility.” — Samantha Stosur

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“Tennis takes care of everything. It requires agility and quickness to get to the ball, core strength to get power into your shorts and stamina to last for an entire match. In addition to toning your arms and shoulders, it's a total body workout for your legs and abs, and works your heart and core unlike any other sport.” — Samantha Stosur

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“Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power. I incorporate a lot of abdominal, back and glute exercises into my gym sessions.” — Samantha Stosur

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“I think leaders are incapable of the strength that passive resistance entails.” — Meshell Ndegeocello

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

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“The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological legitimacy, maintain its rule with force, but cannot draw strength from the ideology of Marx and Mao.” — Steve Forbes

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“If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals.” — Robert Conklin

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