Each is under the most sacred obligation not to squander the material committed to him not to sap his strength in folly and vice and to see at the least that he delivers a product worthy the labor and cost which have been expended on him.
I had a vision with which I might have saved my people but I had not the strength to do it.
We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength.
Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.
True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life through devotion to something beyond himself.
That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass glory in the flower. We will grieve not rather find strength in what remains behind.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
There are almost no sports within which mortal accidents are not a reality.
I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get.
I think it's good for sports cars to be united to be just one. I think it's good for the fans. When you have two different series fans don't know which way to go when you only have one I think it's good for the sport.
When cerebral processes enter into sports you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution which says separate church and state. You have to separate mind and body.
I was an All-American in wrestling in high school was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around professional athletes which includes my eight-plus years as CEO of a sports nutrition company.
In America we have three major sports - baseball football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom of the totem pole.
I worked at my high school newspaper at Andover which came out weekly unusual for a high school paper. Then my first day at Penn I went right to the 'Daily Pennsylvanian' and pretty much spent most of my college career working both as the sports editor and then editor of the editorial page.
Cheerleading gave me a love of sports which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.
I've been involved with sports my whole life which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care.
For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.
Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested Crystal Palace being one but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.
My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.
Americans' addiction to sports with the NFL at the top is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.
The main thing is healthy eating exercise which I do for special events like if it's Sports Illustrated or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000.
Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.