701 private quotes tagged strength

“Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.”— Joseph Conrad

“My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.”— Bear Grylls

“Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.”— Gregory Peck

“We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.”— John Hoeven

“Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.”— Jerry Costello

“We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind. In the faith that looks through death, in years that bring the philosophic mind.”— John Bacon

“My family is my strength and my weakness.”— Aishwarya Rai

“In that I found being able to talk to my family about my feelings, praying for strength and realizing that our lives have a deep purpose and the journey of our lives is to find out what that is and express it, was the only way I could have gotten through it.”— Marlo Thomas

“When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes.”— Christopher Lasch

“I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.”— Etty Hillesum

“Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.”— Abdul Kalam

“African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.”— Wangari Maathai

“Even as we enumerate their shortcomings, the rigor of raising children ourselves makes clear to us our mothers' incredible strength. We fear both. If they are not strong, who will protect us? If they are not imperfect, how can we equal them?”— Anna Quindlen

“Our strength in finance has led us to set up an international financial centre with medium and long-term objectives, especially to develop Islamic financial and insurance services.”— Hassanal Bolkiah

“As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging in regular fitness activities with my children helps me fulfill those responsibilities.”— Alan Thicke

“Flexibility is crucial to my fitness. Incorporating a good warm-up and cool-down into every session decreases my chances of injury. I use both dynamic and static stretching in my training. I've starting doing a few yoga sessions which incorporates muscle strength and flexibility.”— Samantha Stosur

“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.”— Tecumseh

“As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me, but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.”— Tom Colicchio

“Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth.”— Thomas Huxley

“The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.”— George W. Bush

“To us Americans much has been given of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our forefathers loved which has saved mankind from subjection to totalitarian power.”— Norman Thomas

“A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths.”— Greg Walden

“To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.”— William Hazlitt

“Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future.”— Blanka Vlasic

“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.”— Brian Mulroney