I don’t regard myself as a cracking good climber. I’m just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I’m good on ice.

And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we’re all sweating it – when we’re worried that the bill won’t pass, and it seems like all is lost – Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward… with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

The ‚morality of compromise‘ sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.

I was a fighting machine with a will of iron.

When we’re looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.

I knew through the surgeries that he was on my side and that this wasn’t something where I was gonna feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn’t gonna let that happen.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

A good indignation brings out all one’s powers.

Marines don’t know how to spell the word ‚defeat‘.

As you read or listen to God’s Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh.

Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it.

And when a woman’s will is as strong as the man’s who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Character is power.

Have you not learned that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling?

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.

We didn’t crumble after 9/11. We didn’t falter after the Boston Marathon. But we’re America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‚I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.‘

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil. I mean, when he throws you his best shot and he can’t budge you from believing God, he won’t know what to do with you anymore.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‚Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I’m willing and I’m eager, and not just about my writing – I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.

Fires can’t be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.

It’s in the difficult times that we’re growing and you can’t just rebuke everything hard. We’ve got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.

In 1995, I was diagnosed with cancer, and I had to practice what I preached. I had always said to ‚believe in God‘ and ‚don’t give up‘ to little kids who had been diagnosed with cancer. I then thought if I can’t call on that same God and same strength that I told people about, I would be a liar and a phony.

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

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

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I’d still swim. And I’d despise the one who gave up.

Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy. Marilyn Monroe, because she was a curvy woman. I’m drawn to things that have the same kind of silhouettes as what she wore because our bodies are similar.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can’t stop marching. Even when they’re turning the hoses on you, you can’t stop.

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.

Eight years ago, you may remember Hillary and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a half. Let me tell you, it was tough, because Hillary was tough. I was worn out. She was doing everything I was doing, but just like Ginger Rogers, it was backwards in heels.

My mom, she was a very, very soft woman. It was hard for her to yell or even curse. But when it came to fighting for her kids, she found a strength she didn’t always know she had.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

The U.S. military is not war weary. Our military draws strength from confronting our enemies when clear policy objectives are set and we are fully resourced for the fight.