“Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.”
Knute Rockne (1888–1931) American college football player and college football coach (1888-1931)
As quoted in Knute Rockne: Man Builder (1940) by Harry Augustus Stuhldreher, p. 53
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Calvin Coolidge412
American politician, 30th president of the United States (i… 1872–1933Related quotes
“Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
Rien ne rehausse l'autorité mieux que le silence, splendeur des forts et refuge des faibles.
in Le Fil de l'épée.
Writings
“It takes as much time and trouble to pull down a falsehood as to build up a truth.”
Peter Mere Latham (1789–1875) English physician and educator
Book II, p. 398.
Collected Works
“The weak are wicked. Goodness can only be expected from the strong.”
Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist
(15 July 2013) https://twitter.com/paulocoelho <br class="br">Twitter
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer
Leo Rosten (1908–1997) American writer
Source: Captain Newman, M. D (1962), p. 328; this is also sometimes attributed to Leo Buscaglia, who often quoted it in his addresses and in his book Living, Loving and Learning (1982).
Haile Selassie (1892–1975) Emperor of Ethiopia
Preface
My Life and Ethiopia's Progress (1976)
Context: A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down. Some people have written the story of my life representing as truth what in fact derives from ignorance, error or envy; but they cannot shake the truth from its place, even if they attempt to make others believe it.
Jeremy Corbyn (1949) British Labour Party politician
I'll never forget what Jeremy Corbyn whispered in my ear at a campaign event last week http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-labour-manifesto-policies-what-was-in-whispered-in-my-ear-campaign-rally-a7738776.html, article by Harriet Williamson, in The Independent (16 May 2017). <br class="br">2000s