Quotes About Strength

have never seen a case in which an individual made progress in bodybuilding without experiencing an accompanying boost in self-esteem, self-confidence, and enjoyment of life.

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women.

Sports are so physical that it's easy to overlook the mind's power, but I've seen it demonstrated again and again.

I'd fallen in love with a woman but she broke up with me and I was devastated. Six months later, I went into a suicidal depression from the break-up of the relationship, but I resolved to not do what my friends had done. And so I reached out for help.

To grab a hold of the good life, then you must be prepared for the struggles that lay ahead--for turmoil and the problems, for the pain that might cut through your heart and soul and perhaps even your body like a knife.

No, darling! To die it's easy... But you have to stuggle for life!

No, darling! To die it's easy... But you have to struggle for life!

Some types of protein are better than others for manufacturing muscle protein. The best one appears to be the whey protein found in milk and other dairy products (another plus for dairy).

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.

Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don't know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering on.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

Sharing weakness is hard because it is the ultimate act of subversion against your special, objectified self. You won't go down without a fight!

To be a happy warrior you must work to be a genuinely happy person.

Another way to understand Brown's point is that, as we all know, defensiveness is a terrible quality and never helps us. The right goal is defenselessness.

Edmund Burke wrote, "He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

What I am not proud of is our increasing resistance to competing ideas, right here at home in our politics, in media, and on campuses. So how do we solve it? We need leaders who—while holding their own opinions—tolerate others', because they recognize that iron sharpens iron ideologically; that diversity in all forms is where our strength and unity are to be found.

Henry David Thoreau, who wrote, Two sturdy oaks I mean, which side by side, Withstand the winter's storm, And spite of wind and tide, Grow up the meadow's pride, For both are strong Above they barely touch, but undermined Down to their deepest source . . . Admiring you shall find Their roots are intertwined Insep'rably.[53]

Out where the handclasp's a little stronger,Out where the smile dwells a little longer,That's where the West begins.

I love puzzles, challenges, the feeling that you get when you have an obstacle and go through adversity, finding the strength to go on.

Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

I hope that my daughter grows up empowered and doesn't define herself by the way she looks but by qualities that make her a intelligent, strong and responsible woman.

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.