Quotes About Strength

I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease. But it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do.

I'm a Latina from Miami. I pity you if you think you're going out-shout me.

I never wanted anyone's pity.

If you think you're gonna have pity on me or take it easy on me, then I'm gonna have to help you off your back.

It's still hard for me to think about Sept. 11 sometimes. I'm still angry. It's hard to watch my daughters, Celia and Zaya, grow up and know they'll never see their father. They'll always be 9/11 girls, and I wish I could shield them from that. Everyone has an immediate pity for them. It is a sad thing, but the girls are also so happy.

To begin with, I basically ate everything. Pizza, pasta - anything to make myself bigger. I am now very conscious of what I put into my body.

Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.

It's been a long road. I've been cut, I've been all over the place, but my mentality has never changed.

I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'

I never expected to be the face of sexual harassment. But I never give up on anything. So when placed in a new, challenging situation, it's like, 'I'm going to give this 110% because that's what I've done my entire life.'

The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions.

I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse to my game, but inside the paint is where men are made. If you can't play there, you should be home with your mama.

I lost my girl a couple years back, Aaliyah, in a plane crash. I wasn't expecting that, and also, my mother died, and at the time, my father wasn't in my life; the only person that took care of me was my mom.

I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.

There's no doubt that 'the plank' is one of the best core exercises on the planet.

If you think you're going to do 100 crunches and a plank and burn away belly fat, you're not. Yes, you're going to make the area stronger, but it's not going to get rid of the fat. So do yourself a favor and, once and for all, let that idea go.

One of the easiest things to incorporate into your everyday life is plank exercises: great for your core, great for your lower back.

It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight.

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

The Lord needed the strength of the women of this Church as the seeds of the Restoration were planted and nourished.

Moana is an incredible heroine. She's strong... She's got her two feet firmly planted. She's definitely grounded.

My feet are firmly planted on the ground.

I did it all, man. My father worked with planting, leasing the land and planting corn and beans, things like that. My brother and I helped to harvest. At the time of planting, we would go along too. I think that made me become the woman I am today, strong and focused.

Fatherhood is an honor, and men should be strong enough to step up to the plate.