Marge Piercy Quotes

When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles on you even if you're not trying.

The strength that I have comes from irrigating the citrus plantation, ploughing in the vineyard, guarding the melon fields at night. I believe that's what gave me the strength.

I've worked really physically hard, and I was never afraid of working hard as younger bloke.

There is one thing I can say about working in a steel mill. If it does not kill you, it will make a man out of you.

Steve had a broad, easy smile and the biggest hands I had ever seen. I could tell by his stature and stride that he was accustomed to hard work.

Being a brakeman is very physical, and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters.

There's something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood.

Sick, irritated, and the prey to a thousand discomforts, I go on with my labor like a true workingman, who, with sleeves rolled up, in the sweat of his brow, beats away at his anvil, not caring whether it rains or blows, hails or thunders.

I was lucky I was blessed with the constitution of a horse.

Our dad was an iron worker, a really tough guy. He raised us to be strong and stand up for ourselves. Whatever we want, we go and get it. Sometimes, you have to take it.

Wrestling encompasses hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and determination - there's just nothing like it in any sport.

I think I showed I'm resilient, I'm strong, I can go the distance against a bigger man and still box effectively.

Wrestling is a hard sport, but it's only a sport.

Mike Brown is a big guy; he's very durable. He's extremely strong and very well-rounded.

They say that pace is the first thing to go, but my game was never based on pace. It was about strength and power and withstanding challenges and getting in the right position.

Many of us, utterly overcome by Tamas, the dark and heavy demon of inertia, are saying nowadays that it is impossible, that India is decayed, bloodless and lifeless, too weak ever to recover; that our race is doomed to extinction. It is a foolish and idle saying. No man or nation need be weak unless he chooses, no man or nation need perish unless he deliberately chooses extinction.

Go out hard and finish harder.

Are you weary? Catch your breath. Are you strong? Reserve passing judgment on the tired.

Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I shall be truly glorious by the time my tenure ends.

The duty of labor is written on a man's body: in the stout muscle of the arm,, and the delicate machinery of the hand.

We all would like to struggle like Tiger is struggling.

Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he's been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.

My mother always said that the strongest steel is forged by the fires of hell.

I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up.... and handle it.