“For a long time a very strong and deep attraction has drawn me to missionary life.” LongStrongLong TimeAttractionMissionaryVery StrongMissionary Life Author:Rose Philippine Duchesne
“Pat Roberts and I both feel very strongly that when we get to Iran, that we can't make the same mistakes. We have to ask the questions, the hard questions before, not afterwards, and get the right intelligence.” FeelsHardAsksMistakeIranVery StrongSame MistakesHard Questions Author:Jay Rockefeller
“I have insecurities about being a good mom, or balancing my career with motherhood. All of those are very strong, very real obstacles. My motto is just unconsciously, and maybe now consciously because I'm saying it, is sink or swim. I'm a fighter.” RealStrongCareersMomObstaclesMotherhoodFighterInsecuritySwimVery StrongMottoMy MottoSink Or SwimGood Mom Author:Charisma Carpenter
“There are a lot of people who say, 'Yeah yeah, I'm a feminist,' and they're not, actually. I wouldn't want to throw that word around, because it's a very strong thing.” PeopleWantStrongYeahFeministVery Strong Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I feel very strongly that we need to change the way we do trade because it has been one of the major factors that lead to decline of middle class incomes.” WayNeedsFeelsHas BeensClassMiddleMajorsTradeIncomeFactorsMiddle ClassVery StrongDeclineNeed A Change Author:Charles Schumer
“We [with Marjane Satrapi] both have very strong personalities, but that's completely normal, because even if you're very well prepared, you never know when you shoot live action.” IfsKnowsWellsActionStrongPersonalityNormalPreparedVery StrongStrong PersonStrong Personality Author:Vincent Paronnaud
“I like to think that I'm a really strong, tough person, but I'm not. I'm a very, very needy person. I'm very insecure. I'm very impressionable. But, there is a side of me that is very put-together, very strong, very capable and very opinionated. It's the two sides of myself.” ThinkingPersonsTwoTogetherStrongSidesCapableToughVery StrongInsecureTwo SidesNeedyOpinionatedImpressionableTough Person Author:Katee Sackhoff
“TV is the place that writers want to be. When you don't have a very strong indie market going on, talented writers want to have their voice heard, so they'll go somewhere else, and everyone goes to TV because their voices are heard.” WantStrongVoiceHeardTvsVery StrongSomewhere Else Author:Ayelet Zurer
“A lot of actors talk about how much they love the people they work with, and that's true, to a certain extent, but Texas and I had a very strong bond, right from the beginning. I think Texas made a mental decision to just be on my side, 110%.” PeopleThinkingMadeCertainActorsStrongSidesDecisionTexasVery StrongStrong Bond Author:Tania Raymonde
“I will tell you is the antidote to [Donald] Trump is a very strong progressive agenda that says, yes, I know you`re angry. And you know what? You should be angry because you`re working longer hours for low wages. You have a right to be bitter and you have a right to be that.” KnowsShouldStrongHoursTrumpLowsAngryBitterAgendasProgressiveVery StrongWagesAntidote Author:Bernie Sanders
“In the 1960s, there was a point, 1968, '69, when there was a very strong antiwar movement against the war in Vietnam. But it's worth remembering that the war in Vietnam started - an outright war started in 1962.” WarRememberStrongMovementVietnamVery StrongAntiwar1960s Author:Noam Chomsky
“What having a Down's syndrome child isn't - and I feel very strongly about this - is a tragedy. All those pregnancy books you read when you are expecting refer to Down's syndrome as if it were the worst possible outcome, and it's not.” IfsFeelsChildrenBookWorstTragedyOutcomesPregnancyVery StrongExpectingSyndromes Author:Sally Phillips
“I've got very strong hands from playing for many years.” YearsHandsStrongVery StrongStrong Hands Author:Robin Trower
“I have very strong views about Europe. We're quite the best country. We rescued them. We're not going to get entangled with them. We've got to keep our own independence. Is that clear?” CountryStrongViewsClearEuropeIndependenceVery StrongBest Country Author:Margaret Thatcher
“I'm thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don't often get that on television.” WritingStrongTelevisionSci FiVery Strong Author:Laura Vandervoort
“When you talk about bad luck and you talk about the things that create those circumstances and you talk about what it takes to overcome those circumstances and naturally to me includes, you know, a faith, a very strong faith. It should because through good times and through bad times there is one thing that relieves.” KnowsShouldStrongOne ThingCircumstancesOvercomingLuckGood TimesVery StrongBad TimesBad LuckStrong Faith Author:Teddy Pendergrass
“Everyone has their personal topics. My comedy has always been very strong on observational humor, it stems from what I see every day in my life.” StrongComedyVery StrongStemTopics Author:Iliza Shlesinger
“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.” ThinkingPersonsStrongForgivenessWeaknessForgivingVery StrongWhat Is ForgivenessStrong PersonInspirational ForgivenessNot Forgiving Author:T. D. Jakes
“I was brought up as a Catholic, and I'm no longer a Catholic. I don't talk about my beliefs too much in public probably because I feel very strongly that it's something personal - more than personal, it's private.” FeelsBeliefToo MuchCatholicVery Strong Author:Alan Alda
“Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot.” NeedsHumansWellsAbleCoursesGamesStrongQualityToughPreparedChessNervousVery StrongNervous SystemHuman QualitiesTough Games Author:Anatoly Karpov
“Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.” LittlesMadeSongStrongRoomsRecordsPiecesBridgesVery StrongLiving RoomSonyFluffIncas Author:Paul Simon
“I grew up with a very strong Irish accent.” StrongGrewGrew UpVery StrongAccentsIrish Accent Author:Dolores O'Riordan
“I think that in the colonial imaginary of the average Mexican, in how it drives us, the economic dependence on the US, and in some cases cultural dependence, is quite palpable, very strong.” ThinkingStrongCasesEconomicAverageVery StrongImaginaryDependenceMexican Author:Bocafloja
“I find that students are very strong on my issues, stronger than anyone: anti-death penalty, anti-racial profiling, campaign finance reform, questioning the anti-terrorism bill.” StrongIssuesStudentsStrongerBillsTerrorismCampaignsFinanceReformVery StrongQuestioningPenaltiesDeath PenaltyRacial ProfilingCampaign FinanceAnti TerrorismCampaign Finance Reform Author:Russ Feingold
“I want to be able to walk a red carpet and look great but also be able to shred onstage and move. So I tend to go for comfort over anything - I like menswear-inspired stuff but I also like getting glam once in awhile. Whatever I wear, I like it to feel very strong and very unique.” WantFeelsLooksAbleMovingStrongStuffWalksComfortUniqueRedInspiredVery StrongCarpetRed CarpetGlam Author:Debby Ryan
“The Salafists are trying to abort the revolution and make it religious, though the revolution started secular. There was not a single Islamic slogan. It was secular men and women, and in fact, they were unified. Now they want to divide the revolution, and religion is a very strong weapon.” MenWantTryingFactsStrongReligiousRevolutionWeaponsMen And WomenIslamicDividesVery StrongSecularSlogansUnified Author:Nawal El Saadawi
“I think there's a real problem if you're making a film - some people have done whether it be about Jackson Pollock or about Picasso - it's difficult for actors, because they have to impersonate a person whose image is very strong in our memories or in our consciousness. It's something that's very tricky, I think.” PeopleIfsThinkingPersonsRealDoneProblemFilmActorsStrongDifficultMemoriesConsciousnessVery StrongTrickyOur MemoriesReal ProblemsImpersonatePollock Author:Peter Webber
“I think that lyrically, 'Safe' is a very positive song: it's very strong; it's about keeping somebody safe and protecting people. I think everybody anywhere in the world can relate to it. I think everybody wants to feel safe; everybody wants to feel protected.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantFeelsSongStrongSafeRelateVery StrongProtectedVery Positive Author:Shane Filan
“It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at what they do. That's how I feel about Meryl Streep. You watch her, and you can't help but notice all of that about her. She's so influential.” FeelsHelpingStrongWatchesDedicatedVery StrongInfluential Author:Agyness Deyn
“One thing I want to emphasize is that, like any human being, we can discuss our view of the economy and the market. Fortunately for our clients, we don't tend to operate based on the view. Our investment strategy is to invest bottom up, one stock at a time, based on price compared to value. And while we may have a macro view that things aren't very good right now - which in fact we feel very strongly we will put money to work regardless of that macro view if we find bargains. So tomorrow, if we found half a dozen bargains, we would invest all our cash.” IfsWantFeelsHumansMayFactsValuesFoundHuman BeingsViewsHalfEconomyOne ThingTomorrowRight NowStrategyInvestmentBottomVery GoodCashDozenVery StrongClientsBargainsMacro Author:Seth Klarman
“It was an honor and a thrill to have the chance to meet His Holiness, Pope Benedict, and then to have lunch with Prime Minister Berlusconi.... I think Italy and the U. S. have a very strong friendship and relationship, and I'm proud of that.” ThinkingStrongChanceProudHonorMinistersHolinessPrimeLunchVery StrongPopeThrillPrime MinisterFriendships And RelationshipsBerlusconiPope Benedict Author:Laura Bush
“Although I'm not Christian, I was raised Christian. I'm an atheist, with a slight Buddhist leaning. I've got a very strong sense of morality.” ChristianStrongMoralityRaisedAtheistBuddhistVery Strong Author:Rachel Griffiths
“Minimalism itself had a very strong iconoclast impulse. You think of the sixties as loose and liberated, but in art it was actually quite the contrary.” ThinkingArtStrongContraryImpulseVery StrongSixtyLiberatedMinimalism Author:Peter Schjeldahl
“As we watch Republican candidates like Scott Walker and Rick Perry and Bobby Jindal and George Pataki, and even Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, guys who are either out or who are really struggling to stay in, it might seem like the Republican Party is no longer a very strong party. There may be people who use the Republican label, but the party itself might feel like it`s in a bit of disarray.” PeopleFeelsMayUseSeemsMightGuyStrongBitsPartyWatchesStruggleRepublicanLabelsCandidatesVery StrongRepublican PartyWalkersChristieDisarray Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“I think that it's important that the American people know that Barack Obama didn't have a mild association with Bill Ayers, he had a very strong association with Bill Ayers. Bill Ayers is not someone that the average American wants to see their president have an association with.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantImportantStrongPresidentBillsAverageBarackAssociationVery Strong Author:Michele Bachmann
“When you start digging into things like character, though, the notion that people have high character or low character is very strong. What's crazy is that my thinking is not a new insight. The very first large-scale study of character, still one of the largest ever, was done in the early 1900s by Hugh Hartshorne, an ordained minister and a scientist.” PeopleThinkingFirstsStillsDoneCharacterStrongStudyCrazyLowsScientistNotionInsightScalesMinistersVery StrongDiggingLarge Scale Author:L. Todd Rose
“Being in the music business requires having a very strong resolve. You must be completely committed to the craziness that will inevitably ensue when pursing a career in music. There is no one who is immune to this. Not even the biggest music icons.” StrongCareersCommittedResolveVery StrongIconsMusic BusinessImmuneCraziness Author:Wendy Starland
“We [Israel] already have two very strong democratic tools - the two basic laws of personal liberties and human rights. I think we should also provide the judiciary with another tool so that they can rely on the fact that Israel is a Jewish state in verdicts.” ThinkingShouldHumansTwoStatesFactsLawStrongLibertyRightsToolsDemocraticHuman RightsIsraelRelyVery StrongJudiciaryVerdictPersonal Liberty Author:Ayelet Shaked
“My relationship with religion is very strong because it was my hope, and it gave me two things very important in my life. It gave me the belief and it gave me a point to reach: Don't do something bad to the people next to you.” PeopleTwoImportantNextBeliefStrongTwo ThingsVery Strong Author:Riccardo Tisci
“I just love Wisconsin. I'm a fourth-generation Wisconsinite,and my great grandparents were farmers. My grandfather delivered the mail. My mom was the first in her family to go to college. My dad started this business that becomes an international success. And I just believe very strongly in Wisconsin and who we are and the potential that this state has. And I'm really concerned about the direction that we're headed.” FirstsBelieveStatesGenerationsCollegeMomDadConcernedMy DadInternationalMy MomWho We AreFarmersVery StrongMailFourthGrandfatherGrandparentMy GrandfatherWisconsinJust BelieveGreat Grandparents Author:Mary Burke
“The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of Britain oppose a military action.” PeopleActionStrongPartyMilitaryPolicyMajorityWingsIraqBritishObsessedBritainLabourOverwhelmingVery StrongComponentsBlairLabour PartyMilitary ActionObsequiousness Author:John Pilger
“The work that I have been doing on television has been important to me because I have had the opportunity to portray very strong, intelligent women. It has been such a privilege to depict a woman that is independent, unapologetic, and resilient on both shows.” Has BeensImportantShowsOpportunityStrongTelevisionIntelligentIndependentPrivilegeVery StrongResilientUnapologeticIntelligent Women Author:Amanda Schull
“There's a balance and I feel very, very strong and very, very fit at the moment. There's no - touch wood - niggles at the moment, there's nothing that's twinging or nothing that's too painful. Apart from a bit of chafing from the wetsuit!” FeelsMomentsStrongBitsBalanceFitPainfulWoodsVery StrongChafing Author:Greg James
“When you're listening to a recording, you're supposedly listening to some aspect of the past in the present as you travel slowly into the future, but you also know there's a very strong likelihood that the future of that recording, whether you made it or whether you're listening to a Led Zeppelin record, is going to continue probably far beyond where you are.” KnowsMadePastStrongRecordsListeningAspectMade ItWhere You AreVery StrongLikelihoodZeppelins Author:Will Oldham
“For that to happen, growth has to be very strong. To get back to normalcy, we will have to have extended growth of more than 3 percent. That's not in the cards.” HappensStrongGrowthPercentCardsGet BackVery StrongNormalcy Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“I was really drawn to thinking about the women in my life. Thinking about my mother, who's a very powerful force on me. And I have these two very strong sisters who took up a lot of imaginary space in my life.” ThinkingTwoMotherStrongForceSpacePowerfulVery StrongImaginaryVery Powerful Author:Junot Diaz
“Jesse Owens had to be a very strong person. There were a lot of protests, but I think that he knew, despite the pressure on both sides, the pressure to go and the pressure not to go, he had to do it for himself. Unknowingly, he changed the world and broke so many barriers by doing so, by being a leader.” ThinkingWorldPersonsStrongSidesLeaderChangedPressureDespiteBrokeBarriersProtestVery StrongBoth SidesBeing A LeaderStrong Person Author:Stephan James
“I have a sign on my door. I look at it every single day of the week. The sign says, "Attitude is everything, so pick a good one." You need a very strong internal knowing. For instance, when I sat down to write the book The Power of Intention, I had a very strong internal knowing that I call thinking from the end.” ThinkingNeedsWritingLooksBookEndsStrongAttitudeKnowingDoorsWeekPicksIntentionInstanceSatInternalsVery StrongAttitude Is EverythingDays Of The WeekPower Of Intention Author:Wayne Dyer
“I very strongly supported the agreement which makes certain that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.” DoeCertainWeaponsNuclearAgreementIranVery StrongNuclear Weapons Author:Bernie Sanders
“I wanted to go in a different direction, artistically. But having somebody like Terry[Crews] in it was your ace in the hole. That makes it very strong, so I definitely had to jump in with both feet.” DifferentWantedStrongFeetHolesVery StrongCrewDifferent DirectionsAces Author:Ice Cube