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Quotes About Strength

We keep the wolves outside by living well.
~ Angela Carter
I have sharp teeth inside my mouth, Inside my dark red lips, And lacquer slickly hides the claws In my red fingertips. So I conceal my armoury. Yours is all on view. You think you are possessing me- But I've got my teeth in you.
~ Angela Carter
Then she broke down and cried onto the flowery wrapping paper. Melanie put her arms around the poor, thin body. What is Aunt Margaret made of? Birdbones and tissue paper. spun glass and straw.
~ Angela Carter
Degredation is the subtlest drug, the most insinuating. But they could do nothing to me I had not already imagined.
~ Angela Carter
On her eighteenth birthday, my mother had disposed of a man-eating tiger that had ravaged the villages in the hills north of Hanoi. Now, without a moment's hesitation, she raised my father's gun, took aim and put a single, irreproachable bullet through my husband's head.
~ Angela Carter
The lamb must learn to run with the tigers.
~ Angela Carter
Have you ever stared stark failure in the face, young man? The trick is, to outstare it!
~ Angela Carter
How pleased I was to see I strick the Beast to the heart.
~ Angela Carter
What is Aunt Margaret made of? Bird bones and tissue paper, spun glass and straw.
~ Angela Carter
The tiger will never lie down with the lamb; he acknowledges no pact that is not reciprocal. The lamb must learn to run with the tigers.
~ Angela Carter
Keep going, Giselle commanded herself. Just one more step. Just one more step. The chant in her brain seemed to work. Just one more step. One more step. One more step. One more. One more. One… A warm hand touched her shoulder and her eyes sprung open. Maura stood beside her, the light from Angelica's stick illuminating her amused face. Giselle didn't care. She almost collapsed in relief when she saw she was past the chasm. Well past.
~ Angela Dorsey
My girls…" His voice faded away. He searched Elena's eyes, then reached for her hand. His grip was weak but his words came out strong. "Thank God for my amazing girls!
~ Angela Dorsey
I could see that one of them had a bloody scratch down his cheek. Good for Kestrel!
~ Angela Dorsey
Angela Elwell Hunt
~ break my fast.
Samson opened my eyes to things that could not be seen with human eyes. Adonai may be invisible, but as Samson said, so is love, and nothing is more powerful.
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
May God bless his sons as he blessed the five courageous sons of Mattathias.
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
empowered by the Ruach Adonai." "What?" "The Holy Spirit of HaShem." A small smile brightened her face. "As one of our judges, Samson is a remarkable man. But when the Ruach Adonai overpowers him, he is a force from God.
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
will lift up my eyes to the mountains— from where does my help come? My help comes from Adonai, Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip. Your Keeper will not slumber. Behold, the Keeper of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
We women might not be as strong
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
will lift up my eyes to the mountains," I began, "from where does my help come? My help comes from Adonai, Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip. Your Keeper will not slumber.
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
Tzva'ot, may your angel armies assist me tonight.
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
Hi! My name is Bambi! I like kittens and puppies and throwing flaming balls of death at my enemies!
~ Angela Knight
No. No he didn't break you, my dear." Inhuman eyes probed hers delicately. "The most he managed was a bend here and there. Apparently he has forgotten that the beat of the hammer in the flame's heart only strengthens a good blade.
~ Angela Knight
So Europe needs to be competitive and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the United States. This has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness.
~ Angela Merkel