- My Life
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- 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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I must thank my good friend Nigel Brennan. His strength of character in the midst of extreme hardship inspired me during the darkest days. Despite our separation, he always managed to find small ways to remind me that there are gentlemen in the world, even when I was surrounded by just the opposite.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always trained with men, and always had to use all my power and strength to win in the gym. When I tapped men in training, I thought if I finished a man, the fight will be easy. But that's not how it works and not how I should think. A fight is completely different, and that became an issue.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I look at a woman through my camera, I see her with complete admiration and appreciation of her beauty, strength, and power - and that's how I do my best to represent her.
- Every Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.
- Powerful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved to love Him and please Him with all your strength, your only fear should be to fear God too much and to place too little confidence in Him.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.
- Identity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think everybody faces challenges in their lives. I've definitely been through it - not to the extreme that Astrid did. I try to keep some kind of identity and strength.
- Ego
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- Nov 07, 2020
My strength as a singer is my versatility. I find it really frustrating when I'm only expected to show off. The music industry is awash with female acrobats. What happens to the song, and treating it for its sake and not as an ego example?
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I maintain by going to spin four or five days a week. I love that I can get a solid butt-kicking in 40 minutes. I also strength train two or three times a week.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll do strength training in my dressing room between shoots, and I've been known to make business calls while out jogging. I try to mute myself on Bluetooth so they can't hear me huffing and puffing, but I usually end up getting caught.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The element of fire to me is very powerful because of what it symbolizes, how it symbolizes a strength. It symbolizes something that's unstoppable. You can't get through it, you know.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020