I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building. Ian Mcewan
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself. Scott Hamilton
Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures. Jennifer M. Granholm
One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose. Jean Anouilh
The men in the steel industry who sacrificed their all were nor merely aiding their fellows at home but were adding strength to the cause of their comrades in all industry. John L. Lewis
If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life. Brittany Murphy
I was born on a farm. My strength has nothing to do with political apparatus. I get my strength from nature, from flowers. Ariel Sharon
My strength never came from political echelons, it came from the family. And from the fields and the lands and the flowers and everything I see there. My strength came from there. Ariel Sharon
The strength that I have comes from irrigating the citrus plantation, ploughing in the vineyard, guarding the melon fields at night. I believe that's what gave me the strength. Ariel Sharon
Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy. Martin Amis
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. John Cheever
We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it. Alain Robert
Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key. Jack LaLanne
I was a weedy kid, not like one of those working-class men who can accommodate not being academically clever by physical strength and prowess. Kenneth Robert Livingstone
If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act. Emmanuelle Beart
I can't just react on the strength of an email and three pages of synopsis, and say I'm going to take off for three months of my life. Emmanuelle Beart
The 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium, which I helped to conceive, is designed to embody the Olympic spirit of 'fair competition.' It tells people that freedom is possible but needs fairness, courage and strength. Ai Weiwei
Nothing symbolizes American strength and vigor more than another unaccountable Washington bureaucrat. Michelle Malkin
The first time you hold your baby in your arms, I mean, a sense of strength and love washes over you. It washed over me and I never thought that possible. Colin Farrell
Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows. Frances Rodman