If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.
The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.
Our strength as a nation comes in our unity. We are the United States of America, not the divided states. And those who want to divide us are trying to divide us, and we shouldn't let them do it.
He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.
We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.
As I started to do a lot of fitness I gained a little bit more strength and I was a little bit slow around the court.
I realized that my strength was being different.
I kid around a lot, but pranks are not my best strength!
There is a growing strength in women but it's in the forehead, not the forearm.
Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy.
Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. Marilyn Monroe, because she was a curvy woman. I'm drawn to things that have the same kind of silhouettes as what she wore because our bodies are similar.
Put it this way: I can wear three wigs at one time and three pairs of eyelashes. That's some strength there. And I roll my eyes extensively, so they get a good workout on a daily basis.
I have both English bulldog determination and Bengal tiger strength.
Our passion is our strength.
Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.
To this day, with all of these muscle-bound guys, nobody hit the ball further than Mickey Mantle, with his natural strength.
Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation.
The malaria parasite has been killing children and sapping the strength of whole populations for tens of thousands of years. It is impossible to calculate the harm malaria has done to the world.
Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.
I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis.
Don't worry about not fitting in. The things that make people think you're weird are what makes you you, and therefore your greatest strength.
I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength.
I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.
The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.
Atheism shows strength of mind, but only to a certain degree.
Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future.
Faith is the most important thing in the world to me. It's the greatest strength I've had. It's helped me get through the hard times. You're not going to win every one of your football games. I've always said I'm not going to make football my god. A lot of coaches put so much into coaching football games that they have nothing left.
It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.
Every team has its weakness, and every team has its strength.
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.
I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.
The reserve strength is very important in assessing a team's ability.
I have been knocked down so many times, as a player and as a person, and I have had the strength, I suppose that has come from my parents, to be able to pick myself each and every single time and go out there in the face of adversity and try my best and perform. I didn't read it up in a book. It's deep down and it's part of my family trait.
For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic to our future. He's right. A hundred years from now, the strength of Canada is going to be coming from our resources in the Arctic.
I'm a fan of functional strength.
I've always been fascinated by different feats of strength throughout history.
Being a strongman is a real test of functional strength. What can you pick up, carry and how fast can you move it. It's not a weight room strength, it takes brute strength and power to lift, carry and pull all types objects from fire engines, Mack trucks, transport planes and large stones.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
I was always fascinated by strength. Arnold was an idol of mine.
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
I'm in love with red. I think it's such a passionate color. Every flag of every country pretty much has red it it. It's power, there's no fence sitting with red. Either you love it or you don't. I think its blood and strength and life. I do love red. I love all colors. Great shades of blue, you find them in nature. They're all magic.
I've upped my size tremendously. Forearms strength, shoulder strength has gotten crazy strong. I've been working hard on that.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
It takes an inner strength to succeed.
My stamina was my strength.
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
Being African American and Jewish, I have plenty of ancestors and family members that I can look to for strength and, more importantly, for a grateful outlook on life.