None of us live single-issue lives... That is why intersectionality is a strength, not a weakness.
— Linda Sarsour
I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you don't come along every day.
— Linda Hunt
I really never thought I was that good at film. And honestly still don't. My strength is language. My background is monologues and a certain kind of Brechtian spin on theater.
— Liev Schreiber
When it comes to Pakistan, the first word that comes to the mind of the Chinese is 'iron brother.' To us Chinese, Pakistan is always a trustworthy friend who is as solid as iron. Actually, Chinese netizens refer to Pakistan as 'Iron Pak.' This testifies to the strength of China-Pakistan friendship.
— Li Keqiang
There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration.
— Lewis Carroll
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
— Leonardo da Vinci
God gave me the strength to see, and breathe, and talk.
— Leon Spinks
The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that it explains the way in which art takes its materials from real life.
— Leland Ryken
China has been developing, growing in economic strength and its influence in the region. That will continue.
— Lee Hsien Loong
The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience.
— Lech Walesa
People always ask me how I muster the strength to be so open about things, and I explain to them that I took the Myers-Briggs test, like, four times, and every single time, I ranked an 87 percent extrovert, so it would probably take more strength for me to shut up.
— Leandra Medine
My bad habits aren't my title. My strengths and my talent are my title.
— Layne Staley
Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.
— Lawrence G. Lovasik
Especially with the signing of riders with climbing abilities and the new arrival of Tyler Hamilton, who has the strength and ability to become a great leader for the big tours. All in all, I feel this is a very complete team.
— Laurent Jalabert
I see that I have, as part of my stock in trade, a very regal personality and carriage. I see that I have a kind of strength, a kind of command, and a kind of power that one would associated with a monarch.
— Laurence Fishburne
The serenity prayer, 'God grant me the strength to accept...' That's a prayer that's actually in my car. I say it every day.
— Lauren London
I do all core-based alignment training and strength training. If I don't die at the end of 90 minutes, then it hasn't been a good workout.
— Lauren Cohan
As I got older, I got Parkinson's disease, so I couldn't sing at all. That's what happened to me. I was singing at my best strength when I developed Parkinson's. I think I've had it for quite a while.
— Linda Ronstadt
A break-up of the U.K. would affect the deployment and strength of its armed forces and play havoc with the ownership of its overseas consulships and embassies.
— Linda Colley
I love the music of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu and more recently the music of Laura Marling. All these women share a strength and a wisdom in their voices and music that really makes me want to make music and sing.
— Lianne La Havas
Vision is perhaps our greatest strength... it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown.
— Li Ka-shing
I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.
— Leslie Moonves
People intuitively realize that there is strength in numbers and take comfort in the company of others, especially in times of anxiety or need.
— Leonard Mlodinow
I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
— Leo Rosten
With regards to American foreign policy all across the globe, it is important for us to be operating from positions of strength, and not to just concede that.
— Lee Zeldin
With the proper motivation, you can do anything. I was just a poor kid that ate pork and beans out of a can and apple sauce. I went from rags to riches. But it does take a lot of determination, inner strength, drive, and discipline.
— Lee Haney
Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go.
Oddly, moving to L.A. had nothing to do with me wanting to be an actress. My mother had a friend who was willing to take us in for a month until we could get on our feet. So we lived on her floor. It was pretty traumatic, but I found my strength through my mother in that time because she never once made us feel like we wouldn't be OK.
— Leah Remini
What provides me with the strength and conviction to walk proudly among protesters so angry about the policies I endorse is the support I absorb when I am in my own constituency. Whenever I am at home, I am met with smiling faces, and words of thanks, even hugs.
— Layla Moran
To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.
— Lawrence Clark Powell
The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.
— Laurent Fabius
I want the image of disabled people like myself to change into a picture of strength. Fashion needs to redefine its idea of beauty and have more of an open mind.
— Lauren Wasser
At some point, I fell in love. Shortly thereafter, I got my heart broken. Sniff, sniff. And I realized at a young age - no matter what any adult literary critic would have us believe about female strength and autonomy - there is no test to strength of character like love.
— Lauren Kate
I was vegetarian for a long time, and in the last four years I started eating chicken and fish. I feel like it really built up my strength a lot.
— Laura Wilkinson
I have always drawn strength from my late mother's life. When Eunice Johnson set up the first major fashion show for African-American audiences more than 50 years ago, she did so at a time when black Americans, especially black women, were still fighting for a seat at the table - any table.
— Linda Johnson Rice
It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.
— Lillian Hellman
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
— Liane Cordes
In my perfect day, I wake up next to the woman of my dreams, and she's crying tears of joy because she's so excited about the life we have together. I'm preparing to compete in the 2016 Olympics with U.S.A. Team Handball, so I head to an intense training session with my coach to increase my physical strength and athleticism.
— Lewis Howes
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
— Les Brown
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
— Leon Trotsky
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
— Leo Buscaglia
I've realised that my strength is writing around people.
— Lee Mack
At their core, when things really matter, people see a need to turn to God for strength and protection.
— Lee Greenwood
I like criticism. It makes you strong.
— LeBron James
'Howard The Duck' has a lot of fans, and usually when they come up to me, I just think they're the coolest. Because it takes a lot of strength, a lot of perseverance to love 'Howard the Duck.'
— Lea Thompson
If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.
— Lawrence Welk
I dance but I also work out. I run, do strength training... you name it. I've got to!
— Laurieann Gibson
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
— Laurence Sterne
It wasn't until my girlfriend, photographer Jennifer Rovero, took hundreds of pictures of me as I recovered from my amputations that things started to change. The process was a sort of therapy for me, which Jennifer coined as 'photo therapy.' I grew to see the beauty and strength in myself and my journey through the lens of her camera.
Some people don't operate in that way: they can't understand how much strength comes from being compassionate and lifting other people up.
