Quotes About Strength

A lot of people underestimated me, and I'm used to that.

And I'm used to being underestimated and I'm used to taking on tough fights and winning.

One of the main reasons I wanted to write about female friendship is because it's so powerful and underestimated.

There's a big advantage in people underestimating you.

That's something I've struggled with my entire life - people underestimating me.

I am used to people underestimating me.

I didn't have to undergo reconstructive surgery.

Anything that I undergo, I look at as redemptive suffering.

You are bound to undergo hardships, and it has been no different for me.

I have single-handedly provided job opportunities and training to 200 Indian fighters who were doing nothing but misusing their strength on the streets or in underground illegal fight clubs.

In Europe, we see the underlying strength of the economy, especially in southern European countries.

I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

To sustain your belief through situations that completely undermine it is quite something.

The president of the United States has a serious job with deadly serious responsibilities. Rash and impulsive decisions by him can lead to negative outcomes and distractions that undermine the strength of our nation.

If people do not think we are serious on the economy or about supporting great business, withdrawing from the world, not being strong on our international alliances... I think that could further undermine support for us.

Public corruption is the FBI's top criminal priority. The threat - which involves the corruption of local, state, and federally elected, appointed, or contracted officials - strikes at the heart of government, eroding public confidence and undermining the strength of our democracy.

I once heard a story, it's probably apocryphal, but I love the notion. That a car had flipped over and the baby was trapped underneath the car and the mother was thrown from the car. Then the mother lifted up the car to pull her child to safety. And I believe that my own strength comes from whom and what I love.

Touch is more important than arm strength. You want to really allow the receiver to run underneath the throw. It'll give you a little margin for error if you undershoot it a bit.

I can be overly confident at times, but with someone who I'm very close to, like with my mother, I will break down. In real life, people will find out that I'm not actually that confident and that I'm a real guy underneath it all.

To kids, I've always been more than just some big tough black guy. I train to be tough - I box and do karate - but underneath all that toughness is a tender man.

Heart's always been sort of like a cockroach. You can set off a bomb, and it'll still be alive underneath.

I worked out a lot before I was 20. I was hard underneath. I had just a little padding. I was quilted. Always Chanel.

I may look like I'm in control on TV, but underneath I'm trying to hold it together like we all are. Here's to busy mums everywhere and the power to, occasionally, say 'enough'.