Quotes About Strength

That dog is a Marine!

I am reassured to know that the straightness of my grain is not a precondition of usefulness to God. And I am humbled to see that out of the twistedness of my wounds, he designs for me a special place of service.

Part of the power of Emerson's individualism is his insistence, at crucial moments, that individualism does not mean isolation or self-sufficiency. This is not a paradox, for it is only the strong individual who can frankly concede the sometimes surprising extent of his own dependence.

Fewer than half a dozen men

the reverend was back on his feet

losing it on the world. But even if the

I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now.

If today is your worst day, then tomorrow is going to be a little better, right? And the day after that will also be a little better. Each day will get a little better, Alex, but only if you let me help you. So right now, all you have to do is get through today. That's not too hard, right? Just get through today. You can get through today, right?

the walls were down, the only thing I could do was rebuild.

every cross we bear is an opportunity.

She looked like she could eat glass shards and shit a stained-glass window.

recovered from

comment for a story she's working on

he was "tougher than a two-dollar steak.

When you recognize a weakness, it is a wonderful thing—because then you can ask for help.

He sat back envisioning himself poking a stick at a tiger through the bars of a cage. Then the tiger grew angry, lunged, and snapped the stick off in his hand.

straightening to his full height. Intimidation

Her muscles cramped and eventually seized. When

errand girl, lawyer, mommy, and to pacify a grown man's

What you have to realize is that crying is God's way of helping us wash away the pain. So don't you ever apologize for crying;

She looked like she could eat glass shards and shit a stained-glass window. He

comprehension.

Robert Dugoni

There is always a way, if the desire be coupled with courage," answered the Cimmerian