Often the strongest blades were pounded the hardest, or scorched the most severely; We judge them by their strength and sharpness, not by their prior rough experiences. With our comrades it should be the same....

He lay still, his bloodshot eyes staring blankly before him, and drifted into dreams of his problems, compulsively living out dialogues, summing up emotional scenes with his mother, Dot, and his friends. Repeatedly he chided...

Jealousy shows weakness and we must be strong to except ourselves for who we truly are.

I think it’s because it shows that people–or hobbits, as the case may be–can find strength they didn’t know they had.

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.

Today you had a very important lesson on taking punches. A lot of people will tell you that the first thing you have to learn is how to take a punch. But I believe the...

We search for happiness across every landscape, if only we knew that the seed in which it first grows, is planted within ourselves…

Confidence is that internal alignment between what you know, what you believe and what you portray.

Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.

I realized that despite the fear and the bruises of life, one has to keep on fighting for one’s dream. As Borges said in his writings “there is no other virtue than being brave.” And...

I may have power but I do not have strength.

A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.

Fight for what you want because forever is a long time to be a quitter.

He read disappointment at his response and wondered if she realized that she expected a certain amount of effusive sympathy from the people she told. Rejecting that sympathy made her feel strong, compensating for what...

Isn’t it better just to make your own money, and then spend it how and when you want, and with dignity?

It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a...

Life is stronger than you are, even when you deny it, even when you neglect it, even when you refuse to admit it.

If you’re using business metaphors, may I suggest hostile takeover. It’s more appropriate.

Even the tallest trees always begin as a seed.

It’s just a minor piece of the puzzle, but it does show the continued strength of imports – an excessive demand is a problem for the Fed.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n’ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at...

I can do it, Max. I still have my thoughts. I just can’t say them out loud. I still have my friends. I just can’t show them. I still have all the things that used...

The goblins of the city may hold committees to divide a single potato, but the strong and the cruel still sit on the hill, and drink vodka, and wear black furs, and slurp borscht by...

Love is my strength, love is my power.

It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble. An animal perfectly in harmony with its environment is a perfect mechanism. Nature never appeals to...

It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they are polar opposites. A coward may be so cowardly that he masks his...

Despite the restrictions, we are safe within (the Box). But – and here is the problem – once we identify something more, that awareness irrevocably changes our perceptions of the Box.

The mercy of forgiveness is brought from the strength to accept any situation given and faced. Spiritual independence and humbleness toward life makes life like a flowing river of release. What happens will happen anyways,...

We are all of us born with a letter inside us, and that only if we are true to ourselves, may we be allowed to read it before we die.

Allison was at full strength when it came to one thing:attitude.

Waiting with hope is very difficult, but true patience is expressed when we must even wait for hope. I will have reached the point of greatest strength once I have learned to wait for hope.”...

This is definitely the wrong time to allow fear and doubts to hold you back. Push yourself far away from your fearful past and into a blissful and prosperous future. God is your guide, protection,...

When you were in a room with Kurtis James, whether it was one or a hundred other people, Kurtis seemed to be the only one there

You want to be beaten, pummelled and driven away, so you have a reason to shut everyone out, and say ‘I told you so’ when it all goes to shit. The thing is, we all...

Everyone including YOU suffers when you refuse to BE all & DO all you can

Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the...

Only strong women, and they seem to be rare, can handle a frank and direct woman who doesn’t sweet-talk or need others to nerve her. You can identify the easily intimidated because they need a...

Someone’s weaknesses are the strength which allows them to be human.

My strength and my weakness are twins in the same womb.

Build a strong foundation and you can reach even the most unthinkable heights.

Listen, babyAin’t no mountain highAin’t no valley lowAin’t no river wide enough, babyIf you need me, call meNo matter where you areNo matter how farJust call my nameI’ll be there in a hurryYou don’t have...

William is the most skilled protector that I have ever seen. He is the best.” Determination began to swell inside of me. “Then I will have to be better.” Margo Westly

Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he’d taken her within himself,...

To wielka tajemnica, że każde wyzwanie uruchamia w nas prawdziwie żywotne siły

Does anything in nature despair except man? An animal with a foot caught in a trap does not seem to despair. It is too busy trying to survive. It is all closed in, to a...

Someone once told me that life wasn’t fair…and they were right. But I don’t think that life was ever meant to be fair or perfect. It’s not the tragedy, it’s how we deal with it....

We don’t see a bubble because the strength didn’t come from speculative demand. It came from low 30-year mortgage rates, good demographics and other good fundamental factors that boosted demand. Even if demand declines, we...

& may you shine on in the sky with diamonds & dreams…do it for the suit behind the platform, who only wished he were free.have strength in freedom.

In terms of overall strength of the insurgency, I would say it is the same as it was,

Being single doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means that you’re strong enough to wait for the right person.