Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edgar Allan Poe

As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles.

Edgar Allan Poe

Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong and if need be, taken by the strong. The weak were put on earth to give the strong pleasure.

Edgar Allan Poe

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.

Eleanor Mondale

We're Norwegians. You know, the Vikings. My deadlift was 310 pounds. I mean, I was very, very strong - and I didn't take steroids. I did it all on my own.

Eleanor Clift

If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are strong and well organized and their agenda dominates local politics.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Women are like tea bags.They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'

Elbert Hubbard

One great, strong, unselfish soul in every community could actually redeem the world.

Elbert Hubbard

In a state of nature, the weakest go to the wall; in a state of over-refinement, both the weak and the strong go to the gutter.

Elbert Hubbard

Men whose lives are doubtful want a strong government and a hot religion

Elbert Hubbard

It is the weak man who urges compromise - never the strong man.

Elbert Hubbard

I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life's luggage.

Elbert Hubbard

The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.

Eleanor Roosevelt

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

Aristotle

Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most swayed and in which they show absence of control...They are changeable and fickle in their desires which are violent while they last, but quickly over: their impulses are keen but not deep rooted.

Ben Linder

I see the kids and I feel like taking them all away to a safe place to hide until the war stops and the hunger stops and El Cua becomes strong enough to give them the care they deserve.

Eddie Vedder

There are times where I would keep three typewriters on a table, and I'd have three complete thoughts going. With computers, you make folders, files - I don't know about those things. I have sheaves of paper polluted with words and paragraphs. I found it a good tool for me. And it keeps your hands strong for guitar playing.

Eddie Vedder

Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.

Ed Parker

The man who is secure within himself has no need to prove anything with force, so he can walk away from a fight with dignity and pride. He is the true martial artist--a man so strong inside that he has no need to demonstrate his power.

Elizabeth Bishop

Heaven is not like flying or swimming, but has something to do with blackness and a strong glare.

Elizabeth Bowen

Convention was our safeguard: could one have stronger?

Elinor Glyn

No one can control his emotion of love for a woman ... the sentiment he feels, I mean, but the strong man controls the demonstration.

Eliot Spitzer

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership.

Deepak Chopra

I am beneath or above no one. When I am independent of the good or bad opinion of others, I stand strong in my own divine power.

Dominique de Villepin

In a world where the threat is asymmetrical, where the weak defy the strong, the power of conviction, the capacity to convince, the ability to sway opinion count as much as the number of military divisions.

Dizzy Dean

The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.

Dizzy Dean

I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.

Dave Pelzer

If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in there cause, they can break the chain of any negative environment.

Dave Ramsey

A big part of being strong financially is that you know where you are weak and take action to make sure you don't fall prey to the weakness. And we ALL are weak

She's a big inspiration to me. She's a strong person, and she's a very strong gymnast.

David Beckham

Sol is a strong person and a strong-minded person - and he will do what he wants and what he thinks best.

Adam Brody

She's sweeter than any poodle, but she's strong and just won't heel, ... I do all the work. I'm the disciplinarian.