In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.Lao Tzu
You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.Marcus Aurelius
If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.Margaret Thatcher
Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor.Coco Chanel
Rich cultures, patriarchal cultures, value thin women, like ours; poor ones value fat women. But all patriarchal cultures value weak women. So for women to become physically strong is very profound.Gloria Steinem