Firm Quotes

Americans rouse - be unanimous, be virtuous, be firm, exert your courage, trust in Heaven, and nobly defy the enemies both of God and man!

Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.

When you see the storm coming, if you seek safety in that firm refuge which is Mary, there will be no danger of your wavering or going down.

To build your self image, you need to join the smile, firm handshake and compliment club.

Marinate in your own being, grow in your wisdom, mature in understanding, be firm in your conviction, be strong in your Self.

Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.

He who is firm in will molds the world to himself. [Ger., Aber wer fest auf dem Sinne beharrt, der bildet die Welt sich.]

Fashion goes in only one direction -forward- and I am a firm believer in thinking that way too.

I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.

The mind is very powerful. Therefore, it requires firm guidance. A powerful jet plane needs a good pilot; the pilot of your mind should be the wisdom that understands its nature.

I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before.

'The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.'

God hears and He sees, and you are not alone in your struggles. Remain firm and stable, for God has your deliverance planned.

We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.

Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.

Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.

Miss Renata Tebaldi was always sweet and very firm... she had dimples of iron.

The year I turned 26, as the head of my own brokerage firm, I made $49 million, which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week.

Acquire a firm will and the utmost patience.

A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.

The heaviest burden that one has to bear in this life is the burden of delaying too long before putting the fruit in the Jell-O so it's too firm and the chunks just sit on top.

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.

My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labour and sacrifices made.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

I'm a firm believer that education is the most efficient tool we have to make people aware and make our children aware, and to protect them from the scourge of the century, which is AIDS

Faith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.

Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are.

We are born to soar. We are children of God. ... The Fatherhood of God offers a deep spiritual cure for the inferiority complex and lays the firm foundation for a solid spiritual self-esteem.

I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm hold on the handles of the baby carriage and I wheel it into the traffic.

The man who stands firm in order to protect a sand-castle can never be relied upon; for he has given away his common sense.

What an anchor is to a ship, hope is to the soul. Both ships and souls are kept safe by a firm, secure anchor that keeps holding despite turbulent winds and churning tides.

Davis was weak and vascillating, timid, petulant, peevish, obstinate, but not firm.

No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue.

It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying.

I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you. If you can look back with firm eyes saying this is where I stand.

Comrade Deng Xiaoping - along with other party elders - gave the party leadership their firm and full support to put down the political disturbance using forceful measures.

He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.

I'm a firm believer in making it happen - no matter what 'it' is.

A firm that continues to employ a previously successful strategy eventually and inevitably falls victim to a competitor.

The whole structure of science gradually grows, but only as it is built upon a firm foundation of past research.

The Aryan stands firm, one with God in his attitude to the world and its people.

It takes quite a spine to turn the other cheek. It takes phenomenal fortitude to love your enemy. It takes firm resolve to pray for those who persecute you. (with reference to Matthew 5)

I am a firm believer that God has already ordered the things that have taken place in my life...and I'm just learning to follow the path he's laid before me.

It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me lest I fall.

I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way.

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

Let us ... quietly accept our times, with the firm conviction that just as much good can be done today as at any time in the past, provided only that we have the will and the way to do it.