quotes about being strong

On the one hand, we'll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars. ~Bruce Willis, on the difference between men and women



There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. ~Katharine Whitehorn



You ask of my companions. Hills, sir, and the sundown, and a dog as large as myself that my father bought me. They are better than human beings, because they know but do not tell. ~Emily Dickinson



Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future. ~Gail Lumet Buckley



Hardware: the parts of a computer that can be kicked. ~Jeff Pesis



The discovery of song and the creation of musical instruments both owed their origin to a human impulse which lies much deeper than conscious intention: the need for rhythm in life� the need is a deep one, transcending thought, and disregarded at our peril. ~Richard Baker



There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea. ~Bernard-Paul Heroux



Every man over forty is responsible for his face. ~Abraham Lincoln



You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. ~James A. Froude



Anger is one letter short of danger. ~Author Unknown



We are everlasting debtors to known and unknown men and women.... When we arise in the morning, we go into the bathroom where we reach for a sponge provided for us by a Pacific Islander. We reach for soap that is created for us by a Frenchman. The towel is provided by a Turk. Then at the table we drink coffee which is provided for us by a South American, or tea by a Chinese, or cocoa by a West African. Before we leave for our jobs, we are beholden to more than half the world. ~Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963



When our mortal eyes close on this world for the last time, our angels open our spiritual eyes and escort us personally before the face of God. ~Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994



Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it. ~Douglas Jerrold, "Meeting Troubles Half-Way," 1859



A happy thought is like a seed that sows positivity for all to reap. ~Miriam Muhammad



Hug a police officer. It's the law! ~Author Unknown



That guy has muscles in places most people don't have places. ~Bucky Waters, on Tom Hammonds



A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top. ~Author Unknown



An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it. ~James A. Michener, Space



A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it. ~Author Unknown



It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. ~Seneca