"Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home."
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"Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home."
"My mom's one of the toughest ladies I know. I've seen her lose both her brothers, both her parents. She's been through a lot, and to see her get up every day and put a smile on her face, that shows nothing but strength."
"Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of the things that in our heart of hearts we wish we had - outside of us."
"Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U. N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all."
"Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two."
"Through the years, I, like you, have experienced pressures and disappointments that would have crushed me had I not been able to draw upon a source of wisdom and strength far greater than my own. He has never forgotten or forsaken me, and I have come to know for myself that Jesus is the Christ and that this is His Church."
"When it comes to Pakistan, the first word that comes to the mind of the Chinese is 'iron brother.' To us Chinese, Pakistan is always a trustworthy friend who is as solid as iron. Actually, Chinese netizens refer to Pakistan as 'Iron Pak.' This testifies to the strength of China-Pakistan friendship."
"My greatest strength as a child, I realize now, was my imagination. While every other kid was reading and writing, I had seven whole hours a day to practice my imagination. When do you get that space in your life, ever?"
"You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving."
"It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to the presidency. President Obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing, even when it isn't the easy thing."
"What I do know is that writing is the thing I am best at, and I don't have the stomach, the ability, the strength or the courage to enter the political arena. And I think writing can be a political act, if only to let those people accountable know they are being watched. Literature can be a conscience."
"I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault."
"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."
"Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith."
"Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves."
"Alex Dumas was a consummate warrior and a man of great conviction and moral courage. He was renowned for his strength, his swordsmanship, his bravery, and his knack for pulling victory out of the toughest situations. But he was known, too, for his profane back talk and his problems with authority."
"I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength."
"I am just so thankful that my mom was a fantastic mom. She wasn't a stage mother she didn't push me. She was happy if I was happy. We are so different. I was very shy my mom did all the talking. She was my strength. She never expected that I would be this ballerina."
"Will power is only the tensile strength of one's own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce."
"There never yet has been a country which became powerful without knowledge. A man by his own strength alone cannot successfully combat a tiger, but by his intelligence, he can devise means to entrap him."
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