“I've come to the conclusion that beautiful women in the West aren't comfortable finding strength in their femininity. They want to do masculine-oriented things to establish their femininity. It's a contradiction.”
Topic
strength
700 quotes
Quotes, most loved first
“I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.”
“He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity.”
“You have to get along with people, but you also have to recognize that the strength of a team is different people with different perspectives and different personalities.”
“Then when I went to Iraq and saw the strength and character the men and women in our military service exhibit every day and their belief in what they're doing, I knew I wanted to get that on film and share it with everyone. They are my inspiration.”
“One killer exercise that's really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That's my favourite. It's such functional core strength, and that's why I can climb up trees and down vines.”
“I'm coming from a place of total strength and humility now.”
“I don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength.”
“Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy our existence challenges its life.”
“I feel my heart break to see a nation ripped apart by it's own greatest strength - it's diversity.”
“I know what my limitations are as an actor, but my strength is putting myself into a well-written part. When I get in trouble is when I have to fix it, or when I have to carry it on personality.”
“Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.”
“But my strength was in singing and songwriting, which was a new discovery for me when I was 18. And I decided if I pursued songwriting, which is what was closest to my heart, then there would be no competition. I would just live my life being myself and living my dream.”
“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.”
“As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.”
“I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.”
“Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.”
“One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.”
“The men in the steel industry who sacrificed their all were nor merely aiding their fellows at home but were adding strength to the cause of their comrades in all industry.”
“Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy.”
“We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.”
“Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key.”
“I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess.”
“If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act.”