Strength Quotes - Page 3

It takes a strong effort on the part of each American Indian not to become Europeanized. The strength for this effort can only come from the traditional ways, the traditional values that our elders retain.

When you punch somebody in the ring, you have to use your whole body. I learned that it's more about technique than physical strength.

Defiance in itself is a sign of strength, and strength is a light side of human nature - when at all present, that is.

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.

Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength.

I think we've got a very two-dimensional view of what masculinity is, of what strength is, what a guy needs to do.

Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power. I incorporate a lot of abdominal, back and glute exercises into my gym sessions.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

My strength as a singer is my versatility. I find it really frustrating when I'm only expected to show off. The music industry is awash with female acrobats. What happens to the song, and treating it for its sake and not as an ego example?

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

We live in a world where to admit anything negative about yourself is seen as a weakness, when it's actually a strength. It's not a weak move to say, 'I need help.' In the long run, it's way better, because you have to fix it.

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.

The feeling between two fighters is profound. We go places where normal people don't go. You smell a man's blood, it smells like rust. You get into a clench, you feel his strength, you feel his desperation, he feels yours. You're sharing this.

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.

Strength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity.

Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.

Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong.

My strength needs no victims. My strength is my compassion.

The goal of any true resistance is to affect outcomes, not just to vent. And the only way to affect outcomes and thrive in our lives is to find the eye in the hurricane and act from that place of inner strength.

The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.

If a war breaks out with the United States, the navy will have to put all its strength into interceptive operations, so... massive sea-borne supplies might be momentarily interrupted.

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

I wish I'd known that apologizing is a sign of strength. I had the impression that if you apologize, it's a sign of weakness. I kind of picked up the message from my father, 'Real men don't apologize. You just do your best, and if you happen to hurt some people, that's their fault. You just go on. Don't apologize. That's a sign of weakness.'

In my opinion, the motion picture is the greatest medium of expression ever invented. It embraces all the other arts. The films that have the greatest unity, the greatest overall strength, and give the most satisfaction to the viewer, have been those in which a guiding hand was imposed in every section of the film's many divisions.

I'm not sure I have the physical strength to undertake a novel.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

I think the biggest thing was that when I was in college, I really concentrated on personnel. That was my strength, and I was, in essence, my own recruiting coordinator. And when I went to the pros, I did the same thing.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.