- Nov 07, 2020
Strength Quotes
On resilience, femininity, and what really holds firm.
This set covers strength at very different scales, from women feeling pressure to prove themselves through masculine-coded traits instead of trusting their own femininity, to a bridge metaphor that measures a society by its weakest point rather than its average. See Courage quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think often we like to talk about the strength of black women, and really, that can become an interesting stereotypical trap - that these women are so strong, that they don't fear anything, they don't need help, and they have no vulnerabilities. Well, that's not a human person! That takes away a lot of the humanity as well.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think publishing's strength is also its weakness. It's got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books.
- Perseverance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman.
- Nov 07, 2020
The web's strength lies precisely in its unique position as the world's first universal platform.
- Gift
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
By and large we have got to find the good leaders to work with to make sure that we build the strength in these communities. Simply issuing edicts from Canberra isn't going to solve issues on the APY lands.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020