strength

The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it's in mortal danger.

Realize your strengths, accept your weaknesses, but never become someone you don't recognize.

Grace does not contest the powers-that-be through an effective show of verifiable strength but through a persistent and subversive recoding of how one defines what strength and weakness are.

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our species deserves the credit. I am a devout atheist - nothing else makes any sense to me and I must admit to being bewildered by those, who in the face of what appears so obvious, still believe in a mystical creator. However I can see that the promise of infinite immortality is a more palatable proposition than the absolute certainty of finite mortality which those of us who are subject to free thought (as opposed to free will) have to look forward to and many may not have the strength of character to accept it.Thus I am a supporter of Amnesty International, a humanist and an atheist. I believe in a secular, democratic society in which women and men have total equality, and individuals can pursue their lives as they wish, free of constraints - religious or otherwise. I feel that the difficult ethical and social problems which invariably arise must be solved, as best they can, by discussion and am opposed to the crude simplistic application of dogmatic rules invented in past millennia and ascribed to a plethora of mystical creators - or the latest invention; a single creator masquerading under a plethora of pseudonyms. Organisations which seek political influence by co-ordinated effort disturb me and thus I believe religious and related pressure groups which operate in this way are acting antidemocratically and should play no part in politics. I also have problems with those who preach racist and related ideologies which seem almost indistinguishable from nationalism, patriotism and religious conviction.

Success comes with failure which leads to doubts but with determination we can still achieve.

There is this fine line between presenting to You all of my weakness and thinking that it can't be done. In Your strength, I find my own.

Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have. It doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, just empties today of its strength.

Family__ the luck of the draw, Lena. What you make of yourself, because of or despite it, that__ where the spine and heart come in.

I intend to bring you strength, joy, courage, perspicacity, defiance.

The wreckage of stars - I built a world from this wreckage.

Lord, whatsoever this day may bring, Thy name be praised. Be gracious unto me and help me. Grant me strength to bear whatsoever Thou dost send, And let not fear overrule me. I trust Thy grace, and commit my life wholly into Thy Hands. Whether I live or whether I die, I am with Thee and Thou are with me _ Lord, I wait for Thy salvation, and for the coming of Thy Kingdom. Amen.

She was a woman of combined beauty and quiet strength. No wonder he had fallen in love with her so many years ago. No wonder he was in love with her now. And she would never know it.

The power of the Will in a man, is favoured by the Heavens. The man who sets his Heart and Word onto something, and says "I will" no matter what obstacle is placed in his way_ joins the ranks of the demi-gods. All else remain in mortality and are soon forgotten.

And even when success comes, as I am sure it will, bear in mind that there are more quiet and enviable joys than to be among the most sought after women at a ball...

Everyone needs to prove they're strong. The truly strong only have to do it once.

So, when I thought June might take you away, I didn__ know what to do. I felt like she was taking everything that mattered to me. I felt like she was taking away from you all the things that I didn__ have. That__ why I__ sorry. I__ sorry because you shouldn__ have to be everything to me. I had you, but I__ forgotten that I had myself too.

It's impossible, that's for sure. So let's start working.

And what some people don't understand was that bleeding wasn't a sign of weakness; it was a sign of strength. It demonstrated to the world that you were vulnerable and ordinary, but when you wanted something enough, and fought hard for it, you were capable of doing extraordinary things.