Quotes About Strength

the backs of my heels were raw with weeping blisters

Where do the strong go to be weak?

Be not afraid." As one who is no stranger to fear, I have had to read those words with care so as not to twist them into a discouraging counsel of perfection. "Be not afraid" does not mean we cannot have fear. Everyone has fear, and people who embrace the call to leadership often find fear abounding. Instead, the words say we do not need to be the fear we have. We do not have to lead from a place of fear, thereby engendering a world in which fear is multiplied.

What happened to "we have nothing to fear but fear itself"?

Embedded in the Constitution, says Ellis, is "an ongoing negotiation" in which all resolutions are tentative and no one part of the government holds the power to decide. This "deliberate blurring of sovereignty" is not "a fatal weakness" but "an abiding strength." The genius of the Constitution is that it enshrines "an argumentative process in which no such thing as a last word would ever be uttered."10

You seem to look upon depression as the hand of an enemy trying to crush you…Do you think you could see it instead as the hand of a friend, pressing you down to the ground on which it is safe to stand?

you're invigorated with miracle-working ability.

How do you separate a tiger's beauty from its ferocity? Or a cheetah's elegance from the speed of its attack? Achilles was like that -- the beauty and the terror were two sides of a single coin.

So many pebbles on that beach—millions—all of them worn smooth by the sea's relentless grinding, but not this one. This one had stayed sharp.

Everyday there's something to survive.

With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.

We can't afford to be innocent Stand up and face the enemy It's a do or die situation We will be invincible

I believe in the power of weakness.

unless a company has some kind of economic moat, predicting how much shareholder value it will create in the future is pretty much a crapshoot, regardless of what the historical track record looks like. Looking at the numbers is a start, but it's only a start. Thinking carefully about the strength of the company's competitive advantage, and how it will (or won't) be able to keep the competition at bay, is a critical next step.

Our Heavenly Father - you established the criteria for hospitality in your Holy Word and then provided the strength to apply it to daily living. Eternity will not be long enough for us to express our love and gratitude to you!

He was tough as an antique ivory figurine, which has withstood the viscissitudes of centuries and can accept more.

Some nations and some people melt in the heat of crisis and come apart like fat in the pan. Others meet the challenge and harden. I think you're going to harden.

Get the best out of your body that you can get.

They were both just too beautiful for the worlds they were cast down into.

Now, contemplating her battered body, he reflected that the violence it revealed was also something many women met daily.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but simply moving on with dignity despite that fear.

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

It seems to me the Washington Monument is a symbol of America's power. It has been the symbol of our great nation. We look at the symbol and we say 'this is one nation under God.'

There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.