You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible.
I do not want medical men to discuss whether or not my work is valuable, because I know what it will do. I want them to tell me how best this new knowledge of rapidly restoring paralysed people to health and strength can be applied where it is needed.
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.
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.
I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
Lincoln’s stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition – in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village.
A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.
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.
Strength instead of being the lusty child of passion, grows by grappling with and subduing them.
Sometimes your greatest strength can emerge as a weakness if the context changes.
It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.
For many years, I tried to make New Year’s resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.
The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength.
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Nobody picks on a strong man.
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
God gave me such great abilities, and sometimes that’s a strength and sometimes it’s not a strength. It’s just the way it is.
Early childhood education remains one of the strongest investments we can make in the long-term success of our students and the long-term economic strength of our communities.
I expend a lot of energy in my 50-60 minutes of cardio and strength training every day.
My mental strength was definitely a weakness back in the karting days, and I’ve worked hard on that to be as ready as possible for whenever I had the chance in F1.
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.
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.
I look forward to a great future for America – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.
I don’t believe in cutting out people from the past. It doesn’t give strength; it just gives loneliness.
If I had the hand strength to sign autographs for everybody in Kansas City, I would… but its just impossible to get to everyone.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
My mother is a strong woman. Her strength comes from being tested by life’s unpredictability. It comes from soldiering on for her children, even when she might rather have given up. I know it hasn’t always come easily, but I also know it’s her greatest gift.
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.
Stand up for your rights and be brave, and don’t be intimidated. Read your Bible. That’s really given me strength, and it will give you strength. Pray, and use God’s name, Jehovah. And never tell a lie, ever.
When you expand a business as fast as McDonald’s did, part of the strength you have is the process and the efficiency.
I’d try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn’t always work.
Building mental strength is the key to reaching our full potential in life.
My greatest strength as a child, I realize now, was my imagination. While every other kid was reading and writing, I had seven whole hours a day to practice my imagination. When do you get that space in your life, ever?
It takes strength to be kind; it’s not a weakness.
My mom’s one of the toughest ladies I know. I’ve seen her lose both her brothers, both her parents. She’s been through a lot, and to see her get up every day and put a smile on her face, that shows nothing but strength.
It takes so much strength to say to your ego, ‘You know what? You’re going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.’
I think it’s very refreshing to see women in cinema having strength and their own independent storyline.
To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
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.
The strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him.
I’ve been through it all, baby, I’m mother courage.
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.
I think America’s strength is in innovation.
I’m a fan of functional strength.
What gives you strength at any circumstance is your understanding of yourself.
The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less.
I think scars are like battle wounds – beautiful, in a way. They show what you’ve been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.
Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
I’ve been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.
Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.
God gave me the strength to see, and breathe, and talk.
Our manufacturing in India has grown with a lot of indigenous strength.
You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, ‘I’m proud of what I am and who I am, and I’m just going to be myself.’
I just want people to understand that regardless of what it is that you do – whether you’re a teacher, whether you are a doctor, a single mother, a college student, a big sister – that you have strength within you, and I want people to be inspired to walk in their own superhero regardless of what it is that they do.
As long as I’ve got my life, health and strength, and I’m in my right mind? I’mma get money.
In America we have a Declaration of Independence, but our history, our advancements, our global strength all point to an American declaration of interdependence.
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.
The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you’ve got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don’t give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.
Solitude is the strength of being alone. It’s where we become our best company.
A robust economy is a source of national strength for Japan.
This inner strength we have, this desire to evolve and expand and explore, I do love that about humanity. At the same time, it’s scary what it does on a global scale. I’m very much caught between the two.
