#strength

A general is a specialist insofar as he has master his craft. Beyond that and outside the arbitrary pro and con, he keeps a third possibility intact and in reserve: his own substance. He knows more than what he embodies and teaches, has other skills along with the ones for which he is paid. He keeps all that to himself; it is his property. It is set aside for his leisure, his soliloquies, his nights. At a propitious moment, he will put it into action, tear off his mask. So far, he has been racing well; within sight is the finish line, his final reserves start pouring in. Fate challenges him; he responds. The dream, even in an erotic encounter, comes true. But causally, even here; every goal is a transition for him. The bow should snap rather than aiming the arrow at a finite target. ↗

— Ernst Jünger

#man #skill #strength #dreams

You get elected, often, if you're a woman, on the strength of the women's vote; then you get into office, and you have to adapt to an overwhelmingly male environment. ↗

— Eleanor Clift

#elected #environment #get #into #male

I hope to devote all of my spare time, which ordinarily would go to research, my summers, and every ounce of strength I can muster to further the project. ↗

— Louis Finkelstein

#every #further #go #hope #i

Today, bilateral relations with Britain are excellent, with cooperation in many areas and both countries continuing to work on strengthening these ties. ↗

— Hassanal Bolkiah

#bilateral #both #britain #continuing #cooperation

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#about #bottled #could #courage #did

Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes. It gave me the strength to persevere and warmed my heart. ↗

— Steven Cojocaru

#good #good wishes #heart #me #persevere

I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country. ↗

— Bainbridge Colby

#concerned #country #deeply #diminution #disproportionately

Men and women have strengths that complement each other. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

#complement #each #men and women #other #strengths

Not one man in a thousand has the strength of mind or the goodness of heart to be an atheist. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

#goodness #heart #man #mind #strength

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others. ↗

— Robert Green Ingersoll

#bending #blind #defenseless #erect #eyes