Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion.
— William Cullen Bryant
You must in all Airs follow the strength, spirit, and disposition of the horse, and do nothing against nature; for art is but to set nature in order, and nothing else.
— William Cavendish
First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight; he chiefly preys on fawns and other young quadrupeds.
— William Bartram
The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'
— Willem Dafoe
I've come to the conclusion that beautiful women in the West aren't comfortable finding strength in their femininity. They want to do masculine-oriented things to establish their femininity. It's a contradiction.
— Wesley Snipes
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
— Wayne Dyer
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
— Walter Scott
We the people have the strength to bring our country from our weak-kneed stumbling gait in the last ranks of reason to the leadership of the great march to environmental victory.
— Walter Cronkite
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
— Walt Disney
I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
— W. E. B. Du Bois
The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
— Vladimir Putin
I appreciate the support and anyone who takes up a position on my behalf. Especially in matches, this feeling that there are people behind you, gives me a lot of strength.
— Viswanathan Anand
It is a strength of mine to not really bother too much when people have their opinions, especially negative opinions.
— Virgil van Dijk
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.' Because that's what I've learned in the foxhole: What gets you through life is strength of character and strength of spirit and love.
— Viola Davis
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
— Vincent Van Gogh
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
— Vince Lombardi
I think the inner strength that I have helps me stay calm.
— Vijay Shankar
To live well, to enjoy all things that make life pleasant, is the right of every man who constantly uses his strength judiciously and lawfully.
— William Cobbett
The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force.
— William Bligh
Our greatest strength in our fight for justice is our people - the thousands of men and women who have dedicated their careers, often at great personal sacrifice, to working for justice in America.
— William Barr
If this war is not fought with the greatest brutality against the bands both in the East and in the Balkans then in the foreseeable future the strength at our disposal will not be sufficient to be able to master this plague.
— Wilhelm Keitel
As far as the U.S. economy is concerned, I always believe that the U.S. economy is solidly based, not only in a material sense, but more importantly, the United States has the strength of scientific and technological talent, and managerial expertise.
— Wen Jiabao
It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
— Warren Christopher
The only guy that was ever affected by climactic conditions in his acting was Kirk Douglas. He did a superb job in 'Lonely Are the Brave' because we were shooting that picture up at about 12,000 feet, and the rarefied atmosphere sapped him of any energy or strength that he had. That was his best performance.
— Walter Matthau
God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
— Walter Annenberg
Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.
— W. H. Auden
One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable, does the game develop.
— Vladimir Kramnik
Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.
— Virginia Satir
My style is my strength. It is my natural game. That is how I grew up and scored most of my runs.
— Virender Sehwag
At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.
— Vint Cerf
As long as I feel that inner strength, I'll be all right.
— Vincent Kompany
Everybody says that 'Balika Vadhu' is the best thing to have happened to me, but I pray for the strength to work hard.
— Vikrant Massey
I'm now comfortable bowling long spells. Strength training has brought the pace up.
Use gentle means before you come to extremity, and whatever lesson you work him, and never take above half his strength, nor ride him till he is weary, but a little at a time and often.
The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island.
— William Blackstone
Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.
— William Barclay
It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.
— Whoopi Goldberg
I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
— Wayne Gretzky
African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.
— Wangari Maathai
A key to strengthening spiritual muscles and enduring hardship is finding strength in the Word of God.
— Walter Martin
Every burden is a blessing.
— Walt Kelly
While I do not want to live my life like Lemmy chose to live his, I can't help but admire the strength and determination it took for Lem to do it all on his own terms and remain true to himself.
— W. Earl Brown
An American, a Negro... two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong.
— Vita Sackville-West
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
— Virgil
In cricket, my superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and will continue to remain so. Apart from him and outside cricket, my mother has remained my inspiration. Whatever difficult time I had faced, she was always there for me. She has given me all the strength. She maintained her composure and supported me in tough times.
— Virat Kohli
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
Within my first year of moving abroad living on my own, my sister got ill - she got cancer - and at the same time, my mum got cancer, and she passed away. I think at that time it was a hard challenge for me to deal with it, but in a way, I have always taken strength out of anything that has come at me.
I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.
— Vijender Singh
