Weakness Quotes

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Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in… — Kevin Rudd
We have learned that terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength; they are invited by the perception of weakness. And the surest… — George W. Bush
To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to… — Shawn Johnson
The economy is growing, productivity is high, trade is up, people are working. It's not as good as we'd like, but -- and to the… — George W. Bush
Instead, the terrorists see just what they were hoping for, our unity gone, our resolve shaken, our leaders distracted. In short, they see weakness and… — Dick Cheney
The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray societyâ€™s weaknesses, its ills, its perils. He or… — Ken Saro-Wiwa
A little cooling down of animal excitability and instinct, a little loss of animal toughness, a little irritable weakness and descent of the pain-threshold, will… — William James
You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses. — Bear Bryant
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of… — Walter Bagehot
Every present anger derives from past weakness. — Glen Duncan
Nature reacts not only to physical disease, but also to moral weakness; when the danger increases; she gives us greater courage — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing brings families together faster than forgiveness. That should make it Step No. 1, but most of us find forgiving hard. We associate it with… — Joyce Brothers
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points. — Horace
The fact that people in Hollywood are open to what I teach is not because they're more desperate than anyone else, but because they're more… — Marianne Williamson
When you fear a foe, fear crushes your strength; and this weakness gives strength to your opponents. — William Shakespeare
In every government on earth is some trace of human weakness, some germ of corruption and degeneracy, which cunning will discover, and wickedness insensibly open,… — Thomas Jefferson
There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. — George Washington
We fear our highest possibilities. We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments, under conditions of great… — Abraham Maslow
Lord, enlighten thou our enemies. Sharpen their wits, give acuteness to their perceptions, and consecutiveness and clearness to their reasoning powers: we are in danger… — John Stuart Mill
If we do not respect ourselves, we are on the one hand forced to despise those who have so few resources as to consort with… — Joan Didion

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