#strengthen

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#beyond #bit #done #effort #good

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#achieve #achievement #course #desires #develop

The Children's Safety Act will help protect children from the perpetrators of these vile crimes by strengthening notification requirements for sex offenders and increasing criminal penalties. ↗

— James T. Walsh

#children #crimes #criminal #criminal penalties #help

The rise in equities helped strengthen the economy. ↗

— Jerrry A. Webman

#helped #rise #strengthen

Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act. ↗

— Roger Wicker

#action #agencies #been #before #decisive

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience. ↗

— Mary Wollstonecraft

#blind obedience #end #enlarging #female #female mind

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue. ↗

— David Hume

#amuses #fancy #found #history #improves

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

#democracy #enough #extend #idea #lose

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#doing #exercise #four #groups #i

Knowledge is power. Most of us agree that something has to be done to strengthen Social Security, and I believe it's irresponsible to arbitrarily dismiss any idea, Republican nor Democrat, without giving it a hard look. ↗

— Conrad Bums

#any #arbitrarily #believe #democrat #dismiss