Quotes About Strength

Never let a bully see you scared.

I wanted to be strong when I went back to Persuasion. Strong and beautiful and totally together. I dreamed of the day I'd get to rub all your faces in my sheer awesomeness.

Affirmation for Today: I am strong enough to refrain from killing any or all members of my family.

Having a good team of oxen was the nineteenth-century version of macho, like having a fancy car today," said Gene, the oxen trainer. "A farmer was proud of owning a set matched in color and weight." Unlike a car, you can't take a team of oxen for a quick spin around the block; oxen don't do anything quickly.

His fists clenched at his sides. 'Damn it! Where's your pride?' 'Pride? It's in my heart, of course.' 'You're letting me demean you!' She smiled. 'You can't do that. I can only demean myself.

Don't mess with me, Calvin. You'll only get hurt.

ignore the pain, play through it.

If you think I'm going to cry all over your chest because you don't feel the same way, you're wrong. I don't beg for anybody's love.

I'm not living in the shadows anymore. I want to walk in the sun. But I can't do that without you.

I'll take care of my mother," he said grimly. "I love her, but she doesn't run my life." "Yeah, that's what we all say. You. Me. Lucy." She stabbed the stick into the dirt. "These are powerful women. They're sane, they're smart, they rule their worlds, and they love us ferociously. A potent combination that makes it touch to pretend they're normal mothers.

El orgullo la mantuvo en pie cuando el amor la traicionó.

Be the best at what you're good at

She wanted to stomp her foot, throw a tantrum, throw a punch.

I was raised with all the advantages except a backbone.

A coaster gives you hope. You can pretty much ride a good one through the worst tragedy life throws at you. You can even ride it through somebody dying, I guess.

Creciste protegida, Daisy, pero yo lo hice de la manera más cruda. Mucho más cruda de lo que puedas imaginar. Cuando creces así, tienes que aprender a protegerte de alguna manera, tienes que aferrarte a algo que impida que te conviertas en una bestia. En mi caso fue el orgullo. Nunca me doblego . Jamás

A rubbish word. One he hardly ever used. The word had no moral weight. A person didn't need courage for "nice." "Nice" called for no sacrifice, no strength of character. If only all he'd ever had to do was be nice . . .

It's a good thing I have an oversize ego because if I didn't, you'd have destroyed it.

Lo intentaré. -Lo intentarás.-La voz de Dean sonó cortante. -¿Qué quieres de mí?-gimió ella. El hombre de acero echó hacia delante la mandíbula. -Quiero que seas tan fuerte como das a entender que eres.

Has creado esta personalidad alternativa, una mujer tan dura que no le importa la opinión de los demás. Tan dura que se enorgullece de proclamar sus defectos a los cuatro vientos, sólo que estos defectos (no te lo pierdas, ésta es tu auténtica genialidad), estas taras que exhibes a la vista pública, nada tienen que ver con tu verdadera personalidad.

The game of football makes men out of boys. Let's see if it can make a woman out of you.

A Colin el whisky se le removió en el estómago. Ella se quebraría antes que doblegarse un ápice. Tuvo ganas de sacarla a rastras del salón y quitarle su obstinación a besos.

Soy más fuerte de lo que parezco y trabajaré más duro que cualquier hombre. Además, le ofrezco mi asesoramiento psiquiátrico para ese desorden de personalidad tan problemático que tiene.

Age might add to a man's power, but it stole from a woman's