Quotes About Strength

Had we adopted non-violence as the weapon of the strong, because we realised that it was more effective than any other weapon, in fact the mightiest force in the world, we would have made use of its full potency and not have discarded it as soon as the fight against the British was over or we were in a position to wield conventional weapons. But as I have already said, we adopted it out of our helplessness. If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

If it was a piece of paper, I would tear it. If it was a bottle, I would break it. If it was a wall, I would tear it down, but it is my heart.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.

One aspect of human resilience, in all its marvelousness, was the ability to recalibrate, to adjust to new circumstances with astonishing speed.

Maybe we made her feel safe,' Aaron said. 'So she can be brave.

One aspect of human resilience, in all its marvelousness, was the ability to recalibrate, to adjust to new circumstances

Mul?i dintre noi se las? încovoia?i sub ap?sarea ?tiin?ei ce au dobândit ?i abia se mai mi?c?, strivi?i ca animalele de corvoad? sub înc?rc?tura din spinare.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

This line of reasoning could have frightened him, but it did not. He gained a certain strength from it. Because, after all, what can be imagined can be achieved. At the head of the stairs, he paused to straighten a mask that had been knocked askew.

Dame, Oh Dios, fuerzas para hacer que mi amor sea fructífero y útil. Dame fuerzas para no despreciar jamás al pobre ni plegar mis rodillas ante el poder insolente. Dame fuerzas para levantar el espíritu bien alto, por encima de las banalidades cotidianas. Dame fuerzas para que me humille, con amor ante ti.

Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all.

What use were his talons and fangs to the dying tiger? In the clutches, say, to make matters worse, of a boa-constrictor? But apparently this improbable tiger had no intention of dying just yet. On the contrary, he intended taking a little walk, taking the boa-constrictor with him, even to pretend, for a while, it wasn't there.

It's amazing when you come to think of it how the human spirit seems to blossom in the shadow of the abattoir!

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget," a Stranger said to me once in the lobby of the Midland Hotel in Manchester, "that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Power never takes a back step - only in the face of more power.

I thought there were limits to human suffering. At Bir-Jdid, I was to discover that there were none

SHE IS ON RECORD, SHE IS THE RECORD!

It's good to be strong by yourself," he murmured. "But it's even better to be strong together." Eva knew she could do it alone and that knowledge was enough.

Don't you know that boys don't cry?' Adam grinned. 'Shall I tell you something I've only recently discovered,' I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. 'Boys don't cry, but real men do.

I pulled him closer to me, wrapping my arms around him, kissing him just as desperately as he was kissing me. Like if we could just love long enough and hard enough and deep enough, then the world outside would never, could never hurt us.

Never, ever allow yourself to feel. Feelings kill.