Barber Conable Quotes

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

Garfield has shown that he is not possessed of the backbone of an angleworm.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

The will is what matters - as long as you have that, you are safe.

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.

It is a great thing to have a big brain, a fertile imagination, grand ideals, but the man with these, bereft of a good backbone, is sure to serve no useful end.

He who voluntarily confronts tremendous odds must have very great internal resources to draw upon

What is important in a leader is a resolute will and determination. A man may be versatile and learned, but if he lacks resoluteness and determination, of what use will he be?

The only way to make it through life is to fight.

If you don't have the personality or character to compete and to challenge Manchester United at Old Trafford, or at home, you have less chance to win the match.

Bob Dole is not a bitter man. That part is jarring. His life was hard.

Happiness requires courage, stamina, persistence, fortitude, perseverance, bravery, boldness, valor, vigor, concentration, solidity, substance, backbone, grit, guts, moxie, nerve, pluck, resilience, spunk, tenacity, tolerance, will power, chutzpah, and a good thesaurus.

I like guts in my leaders.

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

I guess I was a pretty tough kid.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Where I come from, being a hard man is being able to take a good beating and then get back up again and carry on fighting.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

I have the strength to endure it all.

I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.