I will resist you with my last ounce of strength
Jean Luc PicardThe man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
Woodrow WilsonPower is not an institution, and not a structure; neither is it a certain strength we are endowed with; it is the name that one attributes to a complex strategical situation in a particular society.
Michel FoucaultPower is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength
Edward Bulwer-LyttonLeonardo DiCaprio (Quick and the Dead):
'When we see each other now, it's a very pleasant experience. It's beyond his being smart. He has something good inside of him, mate, that you can't destroy with this business. He's gone from strength to strength as an actor.'
Russell CroweIf you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon life, you must accept the terms it offers you.
T S EliotI think it's very important to try and play to your strengths irrespective of the court surface and conditions.
Tim HenmanThis decision will only strengthen the bond between women players and one of the world's great sporting events [on equal prize money at Wimbledon]
Maria SharapovaThe strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.
Baron Pierre De CoubertinGive us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.
Robert Louis StevensonCharacter cannot be developed in peace and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
Helen KellerFew things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
Samuel JohnsonNo good writer was ever long neglected; no great man overlooked by men equally great. Impatience is a proof of inferior strength, and a destroyer of what little there may be
Walter LandorTears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
Billy GrahamHe knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
Cesare PaveseCharles Kennedy must think hard about whether he has the personal strength to fight the triple demons of the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the drink problem.
Sandra GidleyMy family is like a sanctuary to me. I always turn to them for support and strength. I take comfort in knowing no matter which path I choose, my family stands behind me.
Benjamin BrattIt is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.
Simone De BeauvoirSomewhere in there the grace of a ballet dancer joins with the strength of an SAS squaddie, the dignity of an ancient kind, the nerve of a bomb disposal officer [on being a goalkeeper!]
Eamonn DunphyThere can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.
Pat RileyI have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength.
Shania TwainHe has shown, as perhaps the most successful chancellor in our country's history, that he's got the strength and the experience and the judgment to make a great prime minister. [yes Tony we all love the fact he destroyed everyone's pension]
Tony BlairMy strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure.
Alfred Lord TennysonThe spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth
Dwight EisenhowerSir, I salute your courage, your strength, and your indefatigability [to Saddam Hussein]
George GallowayGod give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.
Thomas HuxleyBeing deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao TzuThe separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.
Lyndon JohnsonOnce he strengthened up, you could do whatever you wanted on him. It was like driving a Ferrari rather than a Cortina [on Desert Orchid]
Colin BrownThe 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.
Arthur MillerStrength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity.
David HareStrength lies not in defence but in attack
Adolf HitlerI believe in the strength of my team and I'm confident we will do it. [on Euro 2004 struggles!]
Arsene WengerHe is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
Henry Ward Beecher We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.
Charles BaudelaireOur real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.
Dwight EisenhowerThe difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Vincent T LombardiHe is a man of great wisdom and knowledge. He is a man who serves the Lord.
We remember well a sermon at the pope's funeral in Rome. His words touched our hearts and the hearts of millions. We join with our fellow citizens and millions around the world who pray for continuous strength and wisdom. [on Pope Benedict XVI]
George BushIt is important to strengthen... and buy new players
Rafael BenitezGreat works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Samuel JohnsonI think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
George EliotHere is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life
Matthew HenryWill power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.
Cesare PaveseFreedom comes from strength and self-reliance.
Lisa MurkowskiLeaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.
John GardnerFor us the biggest change in the Australian market over the last five to ten years has been local companies becoming more international in their focus, which plays to our strengths.
Stuart DavisRage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt.
James BaldwinYou gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Eleanor RooseveltKnowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Lao TzuMy attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
Michael Jordan
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