Arlen Specter Quotes

You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.

What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice.

Can't react every time you're insulted. Free people absorb destructive things and refuse to be destroyed

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.

Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

I am a sweet old softy, but it took toughness to get through what I went through.

I was trained to be very tough. My mom told me I shouldn't cry; I shouldn't be afraid of anything.

My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.

Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them

I didn't realize it until I was grown how necessary it is for good people to be tough.

You don't have to drink or swear or hit people in the face when they're not looking, but you do have to be tough to win.

I've been through a lot, and I've been called a lot of names.

I'm always strong. I'm tough.

If you hear somebody say something absolutely horrendous about their own life, in quite a flippant, offbeat kind of way, when you meet people clearly trying to be strong and brave, the ones who are really good at it are the ones who break my heart the most.

You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments.

I conditioned myself many years ago that nobody could hurt me.

I don't cry about anything.

As a man, you got to know how to take it, so I just took it.

God abandons only those who abandon themselves, and whoever has the courage to shut up his sorrow within his own heart is stronger to fight against it than he who complains.

Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.

Crying is not an option.