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Strength Quotes

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

– Harry Emerson Fosdick

Sometimes you need other people to embody situations so that you can talk about things that for you are important. And I think that being able to hope for the future is what builds in us the strength to just get rid of things that, in the past, can hurt.

– Ingrid Betancourt

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

– James Dean

I’d like to be a wounded leading man. Instead of a pillar of strength, I’d be the scared one.

– Jamie Kennedy

One of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women. I always write about women who are marginalized, who have no means or resources and somehow manage to get out of those situations with incredible strength – and that is more important than anything.

– Isabel Allende

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.

– Jean Anouilh

I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

– J. C. Watts

I bring a lot of energy and passion to what I do. Plus, I’ve had some weird feats of superhuman strength!

– John Cena

Sometimes you have to take the focus off of you and put it on someone else and it’s funny what you can accomplish and how much strength you really have.

– Hoda Kotb

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.

– John Ruskin

America is best when we come together with clear leadership, expertise, and the political will to take on difficult challenges and get things done. No one should ever doubt the strength and resilience of our country and our democracy.

– Jamie Dimon

Many think that the price of discipleship is too costly and too burdensome. For some, it involves giving up too much. But the cross is not as heavy as it appears to be. Through obedience, we acquire much greater strength to carry it.

– James E. Faust

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.

– Jack Ma

For me, ‘Rent’ was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer. And ‘Wicked’ was about harnessing all that strength.

– Idina Menzel

I believe in prayer. It’s the best way we have to draw strength from heaven.

– Josephine Baker

Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I’m interested in practical strength that’s going to help me run, jump, twist, punch.

– Jason Statham

The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people.

– Jacques Maritain

For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America’s hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.

– J. Michael Straczynski

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

– Joan Didion

I believe it’s time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.

– Janelle Monae

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.

– John F. Kennedy

We must keep both our femininity and our strength.

– Indra Devi

I guess, as a reporter, I always thought that my biggest strength was that I could get anybody to talk to me. I wasn’t the best writer, but I could get people to talk to me.

– Jose Antonio Vargas

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people’s business.

– Jesse Ventura

Leaders 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 W. Gardner

I wanted Puma to regain strength with the existing logo rather than try to get rid of the past.

– Jochen Zeitz

I collect crystals and gemstones, and I’ve been collecting them since I was a little girl. They give me positive energy and strength. They make me feel connected to the earth. I cherish them.

– Isabel Lucas

Private sector labor market flows provide additional indications of the strength of the labor market. For example, the quits rate has tended to be pro-cyclical, since more workers voluntarily quit their jobs when they are more confident about their ability to find new ones and when firms are competing more actively for new hires.

– Janet Yellen

Prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. Responsible decisions also consider the context of a person’s actions and how similar situations have been handled in the past.

– James Comey

If you have less weight, you have less strength.

– Ilya Ilyin

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