#strengthened

Legislation passed in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 enhanced our intelligence capabilities and strengthened our national defense, but until now our nation's immigration policies have not adapted to the needs of a post-September 11th world. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#aftermath #capabilities #defense #enhanced #immigration

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. ↗

— Ruth Gordon

#important #like #muscle #strengthened #use

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#darkness #dissipate #education #general #mind

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

#best #had #happens #i #kick

Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act. ↗

— Roger Wicker

#action #agencies #been #before #decisive

It was an idea we had when Al was in the Senate - to organize and moderate an annual conference that would look at government policy through the lens of the family to help identify ways that the family can be supported and strengthened. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#annual #conference #family #government #had

The finished product is often of less importance than the skills and confidence gained through the process and the way in which the community is strengthened through people in it work and are brought together. ↗

— Ben Edwards

#community #confidence #finished #finished product #gained

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts. ↗

— Stephen Gardiner

#assumed #concepts #dominant #japanese #position

The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the same time, over the years, it's been enriched by beliefs and values from all kinds of places, even, in fact, strengthened by our diversity. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#been #beliefs #christian #christianity #diversity

Are wars anything but the means whereby a nation is nourished, whereby it is strengthened, whereby it is buttressed? ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#means #nation #nourished #strengthened #wars