#weak

They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#however #own #powers #strong #their

In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But the real enemy was the kind of male human being who nurses fantasies of violent glory at the expense of his fellow citizens. ↗

— David Brin

#america #been #before #being #bio

As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#competing #concern #create #criticizing #defeat

Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful. ↗

— Rita Mae Brown

#either #every #strong #successful #weak

There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#country #fortunes #god #hands #his

To say that an artist sells out means that an artist is making a conscious choice to compromise his music, to to weaken his music for the sake of commercial gain. ↗

— Ken Burns

#choice #commercial #compromise #conscious #gain

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. ↗

— Leo Buscaglia

#cruel #expected #gentleness #only #strong

If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities. ↗

— Barbara Bush

#capabilities #dull #grow #human #human beings

Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention. ↗

— Sophia Bush

#body #both #brooke #ever #far

The economy has become seriously unbalanced. Its growth has not been driven by investment or by overcoming Britain's long-standing weaknesses in investment and productivity, particularly skills. Instead, there has been a binge of debt-financed consumer spending. ↗

— Vince Cable

#been #binge #britain #consumer #driven