Quotes About Strength

Returning from distress by gradual degrees gives sense to affliction itself.

I had to know the stories these women had to tell," she explained, "because I wanted to understand very specifically what each one had to vanquish.

acts of defiance are their own reward.

If it [talent] isn't strong enough to take the gaff of real training, then it's not worth much.

Women are the strength of the male nervous system. Time you took your nerves in hand Ã¢â'¬Â¦ Still, just my little joke.

The Emperor protects.' 'So does ferrocrete, ma'am.' Celestine: The Living Saint

power is nothing—worse than nothing—without love.

power is creation, and that when power takes the form of coercion and violence, that is actually a diminishment and distortion of what it was meant to be.

And so Jesus' power leads to overflow, abundance and excellence, that is, to flourishing.

Is the result of cooperation the seizing of power? Not so: cooperation mysteriously creates more power than there was before, so that the more we work together the more power we discover is available to us.

I actually believe the deepest form of power is creation, and that when power takes the form of coercion and violence, that is actually a diminishment and distortion of what it was meant to be.

It is a word for shared strength, comradeship and partnership—the sharing of power that enabled both Peter and Paul to fulfill their vocations as ambassadors of the gospel across the Roman Empire.

It's not the accumulation of knowledge, but the realization of the self that marks the true power of the warrior.

I like a man who takes his violence seriously.

I always run into strong women who are looking for weak men to dominate them.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Man must confront his worst fear to find his virtue.

him; they gladly fought for Israel. He extended the glory of his people. Like a giant he put on his breastplate; he girded on his armor of war and waged battles, protecting the host by his sword. He was like a lion in his deeds, like a lion's cub roaring for prey. He searched out and pursued the lawless; he burned those who troubled his people.

I have heard that people once spoke of making Judas Maccabaeus king, but he would have none of it. I think he was wise as well as strong. I think he may have been the wisest of all the Hasmoneans

May those who love Adonai be like the rising of the sun in its might.

I need someone physically stronger than me.... I am always on top. It's really unfortunate. I am begging for the man that can put me on the bottom. Or the woman. Anybody that can take me down.

osteogenesis imperfecta

I don't need anyone to hold me, I can hold my own.

I did not design this game; I did not name the stakes. I just happen to like apples; and I am not afraid of snakes.