Quotes About Strength

Vulnerability and me go hand and hand now. I try to put myself first so that I can take care of my family so I try not to fight vulnerability as much now.

You know how the bonds of family are, my lady... They cling as tightly as vines. And sometimes, like vines, they cling tightly enough to kill.

In our family, being powerful means you never, ever apologize for being a woman.

Rocky would definitely run for councilman. Maybe mayor. But these people are actually most effective in the family unit. That's where they shine.

Family home evening is for everyone.... We need the strength that comes from family home evening.

I wanted to give up, but my family kept me going.

We [in my family] don't like to mess around and talk about our problems or complain, it's just not anything that we do.

There are so many ways a family can unravel. All it takes is a tiny slash of selfishness, a rip of greed, a puncture of bad luck. And yet, woven tightly, family can be the strongest bond imaginable.

All we got is the family unbroke.

You don't do that. You don't just leave your family. Sticking together... it's the only way to survive.

By definition, though, we are family. And in difficult times-- times like these-- despite our differences, we stand together as family.

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no aw no pity it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.

Sanity is for the weak

I come from hardworking, determined people on both sides of my family... the kind who live with a hard reality from which much strength comes.

Remember no matter how many candles you blow out this year there's one gal who will always think of you as young strong and handsome - your mother.

I found strength in what hurt me. And in my family - that's my strength as well. I'm truly grateful to be hurt as many times as I have, because I'm happy!

Draw great strength from your family and give in turn to those who come after you.

If you have a good community behind you and a good family supporting you, then, when the buck stops with you, there is the strength of that community and that family to draw upon.

I have an amazing husband who is a strong man of God. He is very dedicated to me and our family.

The fantasy of a man is the best weapon of a woman.

There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets.

Where there is a monster, there is a miracle.

For men, the answer was always the same and never farther away than the nearest sword. For a woman, a mother, the way was stonier and harder to know.

I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists.