- Fundamental Principles
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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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes being scared of something can be good because it can give you strength. A great example for me would be acting in English! Basically, whenever I'm scared of a project, I know it's worth it.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
A champion's strength comes from never being contented.
- Nov 07, 2020
Strength on its own in a woman is quite abrasive and not terribly attractive all the time.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of my advantage is that my strength is economic forecasting, but that only works in free markets, when markets are smarter than people. That's how I started. I watched the stock market, how equities reacted to change in levels of economic activity, and I could understand how price signals worked and how to forecast them.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My strength as an actor is in the theater - I know that about myself. Some actors get onstage and vanish, but I'm much better there than I am on screen.
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We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.
- Jump
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, I did not have the strength to jump well enough, but over the years I have gained that, worked on it. But the sensibility you simply have to have.
- Illusion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020