“To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position.” PersonsStrongOpinionPositionIntellectVery StrongDefaultStrong Opinions Author:Denise Mina
“The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.” WayStrongResultsEnemySuccessfulRecordsMilitaryPositionCircumstancesDirectPressureConsistentlyCommandersUnder Pressure Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.” IfsWayShouldWarStrongForceLinesPrinciplesMilitaryPolicyPositionResistanceOpponentsClimbsRetreatLadders Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“White Castle has a unique position in the Midwest. It is a cult brand that has developed a strong, loyal following.” StrongWhitePositionUniqueFollowingBrandsLoyalUniquenessCultCastlesMidwest Author:Ron Paul
“One thing is clear, the president of North Vietnam is not a fanatic. He is a very strong and determined man, but capable of listening, something that is very rare in a person of his position.” MenPersonsStrongPresidentClearOne ThingPositionListeningCapableDeterminedVietnamVery StrongFanatics Author:Martin Niemoller
“Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.” StrongPositionProjectsBuiltWindowInfrastructureAlaskaDelegation Author:Sarah Palin
“Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government, and when combined with a position of power even more so.” ThinkingMindGovernmentStrongPowerPositionPrejudiceIllPosition Of Power Book:The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
“A people who have only just begun to emerge from a state of subjugation are in no position to be even-handed ... and it takes much patience and understanding and good will on the part of the strong ones both in the subjugated group and in the group holding the power to provide an atmosphere of stability in which the frightened bravado on both sides of the fence can dissipate itself without increasing the chaos that is already intrinsic in the situation.” PeopleStatesStrongUnderstandingSidesSituationGroupsPositionChaosAtmosphereFrightenedStabilityFenceBoth SidesGood WillSubjugationBravado Author:Vivian Gornick
“The difference in sex does not hinder the ability of being strong on the levels of thinking, giving, having a strong willpower and the ability to take the right decision and the right position after studying all options, once the circumstances that favor creativity and rational thinking are available.” ThinkingGivingDoeStrongSexDifferencesAbilityDecisionLevelsCreativityStudyPositionCircumstancesAvailableFavorsRationalWillpowerHinderRational ThinkingRight DecisionStrong Will Author:Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
“Insofar as theology is an attempt to define and clarify intellectual positions, it is apt to lead to discussion, to differences of opinion, even to controversy, and hence to be divisive. And this has had a strong tendency to dampen serious discussion of theological issues in most groups, and hence to strengthen the general anti-intellectual bias.” StrongDifferencesChristianityOpinionIssuesGroupsPositionSeriousIntellectualTheologyTendenciesDiscussionBiasControversyTheologicalDifferences Of Opinion Author:Bill Vaughan
“There are strong people who aren't able to climb. It's about reading the rock, knowing how to position your body and having the tenacity to not let go.” PeopleBodyAbleReadingStrongKnowingRocksPositionLetting GoYour BodyClimbsTenacityStrong People Author:Chris Sharma
“Nixon is a strong leader with a good grasp of the world's problems. He knows that the only way to argue with the communists is from a position of strength.” KnowsWorldWayProblemStrongLeaderPositionArguingCommunistStrong Leaders Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“I don't disagree with Senator Paul's position that we shouldn't be funding our enemies. But I absolutely believe that Israel is a priority to be able to fund and keep them strong and safe after eight years of this administration.” YearsBelieveAbleStrongEnemyPositionSafeIsraelEightPrioritiesAdministrationFundDisagreeSenatorsFunding Author:Chris Christie
“My parents and grandparents always made me feel fortunate. I'm in a position to help others feel the same. It's just in my heart and is something I feel very very strong about.” FeelsHeartMadeHelpingStrongParentPositionMy HeartHelping OthersFortunateVery StrongGrandparentParents And Grandparents Author:Kevin Martin
“The strong and undeniable fundamentals of low-cost clean energy and the cheapest petrochemical feed-stocks in the world will prevail we believe and we're seeing the demand pool beginning to grow. We have continued to position ourselves in a way that will catch this very sustainable and fundamentally supported wave of volume growth and at the same time, help our customer base achieve their lofty goals of growth as well.” WorldWayBelieveWellsHelpingEnergyStrongGrowsGoalGrowthSeeingAchievePositionCostDemandLowsFundamentalsCleanWaveCustomersPoolVolumeLoftyClean EnergyLofty Goals Author:Alan Armstrong
“Having a person of Dr. Berthiaume's calibre leading Library and Archives Canada will be a solid asset to the organization. His extensive experience in the management of large cultural organizations and his strong leadership are important qualifications for this position.” PersonsImportantStrongPositionOrganizationManagementLibraryCanadaAssetsDrsQualificationsArchives Author:Shelly Glover
“At a certain point, you cannot handle everything yourself; having a team around you is very important. To have a strong team of people in which you can rely and people that you've been working with for years. I relate it to soccer - you have different positions and you have to bring in the right person at the right position.” PeopleYearsPersonsImportantDifferentCertainStrongTeamPositionHandleRelateSoccerRelyRight Person Author:Ricardo Guadalupe
“In Formula 1, the neck is really important. There's a lot of force that's going to your head. We also have a helmet and it's not that light. When it's all about g-force, all of that extra weight in the helmet compounds and puts more and more pressure. To be able to maintain your head in a straight position - especially around the corners and while braking - you need to have strong neck. To train that, it's difficult.” NeedsImportantLightAbleStrongForceDifficultPositionWeightPressureTrainCornersExtrasNecksFormulasCompoundsHelmetFormula 1G Force Author:Valtteri Bottas
“Had we adopted non-violence as the weapon of the strong, because we realised that it was more effective than any other weapon, in fact the mightiest force in the world, we would have made use of its full potency and not have discarded it as soon as the fight against the British was over or we were in a position to wield conventional weapons. But as I have already said, we adopted it out of our helplessness. If we had the atom bomb, we would have used it against the British.” IfsWorldMadeSaidFactsUseUsedFightingStrongForceViolencePositionWeaponsBritishBombsAtomsConventionalAdoptedRealisedHelplessnessNon ViolenceDiscardedPotencyAtom Bomb Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“I don't recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head. The main idea behind any opening is to get a strong pawn center and give your pieces a lot of scope so that you cramp your opponent's position and can attack weaknesses in his game.” GivingTryingLongIdeasMovingGamesStrongBehindsPiecesPositionWeaknessOpeningOpponentsScopeVariationPawnsCramps Author:Bobby Fischer
“The silence of those in positions of influence in the church who know, or have a strong suspicion, that being gay is a nonpathological minority variant in the human condition drives me crazy, far crazier than I am driven by any loud-mouthed purveyor of hateful nonsense.” KnowsHumansStrongChurchSilenceCrazyInfluenceConditionsPositionGayDrivenLoudNonsenseMinoritiesHuman ConditionSuspicionHatefulBeing GayDrive Me Crazy Author:James Alison
“We need strong school board members who know right from wrong. The Bible, being the only true source of right and wrong, should be the guide of board members. Only godly Christians can truly qualify for this critically important position.” KnowsNeedsShouldImportantSchoolChristianStrongPositionSourceMembersGuidesBoardsGodlySchool BoardBoard Members Author:Robert Simonds
“I always had this put-together family, and I always identified as the outsider. And that's a position where I feel most comfortable, and yet I feel an incredible longing to belong. That is really a strong feeling from my childhood - a desire to be part of a group.” FeelsFeelingsTogetherDesireStrongGroupsChildhoodPositionComfortableLongingIncrediblesOutsidersStrong Feeling Author:Lily King
“Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong minds know how to correct their opinions and abandon a bad position.” KnowsMindMeanStrongOpinionKnow HowLearningPositionAbandonMediocritySpiritedOpinionatedMean SpiritedStrong Mind Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“I think that we're always gonna be in a position as Republicans and as conservatives where we gotta be willing to stand up for our conservative values. And certainly, you know, at the top of that list is a strong national defense, the importance of a United States military that is superior to all others in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldStatesValuesStrongUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPositionWillingRepublicanImportanceConservativeDefenseListsSuperiorsNational DefenseConservative ValuesUnited States Military Author:Liz Cheney