Quotes About Strength

Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political leadership.

I can be hurt, you know. I can get as exhausted as anybody else. I can feel so bad I want to cry, too.

I, for one, love strength, daring, fortitude. I do not want people to kill the fight in them; I want them to fight for right things.

The only reason you're still conscious is because I don't want to carry your body.

There was one time I wrestled two boys and I beat them both! They weighed a lot less than I did and I think they didn't want to hurt a girl, so I don't know if I really won - I'd like to think I did.

You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.

There's some illogical part of me that still believes if you want Superman to show up, first there's got to be someone worth saving.

I went into the Army believing that if you want peace you must prepare for war. I now believe that if you prepare thoroughly for war you will get it.

I spent several years in a north Vietnamese prison camp in the dark, fed with scraps. Do you think I want to do that all over again as vice president of the United States?

When you realize you're essentially you're God, there ain't nothing on earth more powerful than you, you can do anything you want.

Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion.

This is the strange way of the world, that people who simply want to love are instead forced to become warriors.

I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country.

I thought beforehand, if [Marie] Henein is going to be a shark, I'm going to be a jellyfish, because you can't catch a jellyfish. Not that I didn't want to be caught, I just wanted to present solid.

Be as soft as possible, if something good and wise wants to shape you; be as hard as possible, if something bad and foolish wants to shape you!

I know my mother would be overwhelmed by the continued outpouring of kindness and I want to thank everyone for keeping us in their prayers.

An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.

The world can be a hard place sometimes... You have to have heart. You have to be strong. Parents want their children to grow up to be strong. Not just any strong, mind you, but loving strong.

People with disabilities want to be recognised for what they can do, not what they can't do.

I believe that the mind powers the body, and once the mind says we want to do it, then the body will follow.

Stop worrying about whether they can handle it. You want the truth? Your kid is hardier than you are... Kids are tough.

You look after yourself. You believe in God. And if people want to drag you down, you fight that, and you keep on fighting.

People see weakness in a woman and they want to help. They see weakness in a man and they want to stamp it out

Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.