Patrick Swayze Quotes

A lot of characters I've played have a certain amount of strength, pride, and leadership.

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything.

I like to fight. That's who I am.

Sometimes people need to think of themselves as lions or tigers. Even panthers.

I'm a Warrior. That's who I am.

My favorite holiday is my birthday-it's very Leo.

I guess I was a pretty tough kid.

But to do this kind of work, you have to be very strong, otherwise you lose your personality, your identity.

People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.

In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

If I'm gonna go down I'm gonna do it with style. You won't hear me surrender, you won't hear me confess cause you've left me with nothing but I have worked with less.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

More than anything, acting helped me discover who I'm not. I've learned that I'm a girly girl, but not a prissy girl.

It's weird: I don't see myself as a tough guy.

I am what I am. A fighter.

Every man ultimately falls into the company with which he affiliates. And he is the strongest who draws men to himself, who creates the company; and this is through having a positive quality - courage and physical prowess.

Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber.

Sexy ain't guys like Churchill and Lincoln.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Courage is the most important of the virtues because it is the one that makes all the others possible.

As a young woman, I was fortunate to have the leadership of Jeanette Hayner, the courage of Jennifer Dunn, the faith of Elisabeth Elliot, and the indomitable spirit of Margaret Thatcher to guide and motivate me.

Strength, boldness, and new energy are not words that describe Hillary Clinton.