Quotes About Strength

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

Since I came to the White House, I've gotten two hearing aids, had a colon operation, a prostate operation, skin cancer, and I've been shot...damn thing is, I've never felt better.

These young Americans sent a message to terrorists everywhere. . . . You can run but you can't hide.

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used, for the ultimate determinant in the struggle that's now going on in the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas, a trial of spiritual resolve, the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish, the ideals to which we are dedicated.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of our world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.

It is up to us in our time to choose, and choose wisely, between the hard but necessary task of preserving peace and freedom, and the temptation to ignore our duty and blindly hope for the best while the enemies of freedom grow stronger day by day.

But our strategy for peace with freedom must also be based on strength—economic strength and military strength.

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.

An America that is militarily and economically strong is not enough. The world must see an America that is morally strong with a creed and a vision. This is what has led us to dare and achieve. For us, values count. Speech, New York City, December 12, 1983

America was founded by people who believe that God was their rock of safety.

The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave.

Zephaniah 3:17 states that the Lord "will quiet you with his love." So whenever those negative voices whisper that you're a worthless failure, let the Lord "quiet you with his love." Let God's love silence those hurtful voices from your past.

Luchó como una leona contra la degradación física, pero el cuerpo nos traiciona inevitablemente;

Cuando tu independencia te ha costado tantísimo como le costó a Marie, tiendes a convertirte en una gallina clueca que, sentada sobre el pequeño huevo de su libertad, arrea picotazos a cuantos se acercan.

My, ludzie, bronimy siÄ™ przed bezsensownym bólem, ozdabiajÄ…c go mÄ…droÅ›ciÄ… piÄ™kna. Mia?d?ymy wÄ™gle goÅ'ymi rÄ™kami i czasem udaje nam siÄ™ sprawi?, ?e wyglÄ…dajÄ… jak diamenty.

Aplastamos carbones con las manos desnudas y a veces conseguimos que parezcan diamantes

Porque suele suceder que lo que nos daña también puede curarnos.

La escritura es un esqueleto exógeno que te permite continuar en pie ortopédicamente cuando sin ello serías una gelatina derrotada, una masa blanda aplastada en el suelo (...).

la vida es tan tenaz, tan bella, tan poderosa, que incluso desde los primeros momentos de la pena te permite gozar de instantes de alegría:

El verdadero dolor es una ballena demasiado grande para poder ser arponeada.

Ao ler o livro, podes ter a fraqueza de pensar que aquilo que lês acontecerá de modo irremediável, e com isso, sem te dares conta, tu o estás transformando em realidade. Mas a verdade é que, afora a morte, não existe nada irremediável, exceto a própria covardia. Os homens costumam chamar de destino aquilo que lhes acontece quando perdem as forças para lutar.

Entonces la loca de la casa, harta de tus desprecios de viejo bobo, se marcha con el tío Celerino a buscar cerebros más elásticos.