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All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

Walt Disney

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Helen Keller

Like an ability or a muscle, hearing your inner wisdom is strengthened by doing it.

Robbie Gass

We want to make sure that the law is strengthened for the victim. We want to make sure that the law is very clearly stated that citizens no longer have a duty to retreat.

Autumn Fogg

We have more than 150 patents pending and 16 patents issued related to our ISA247 technology. These patents include compound claims, methods of manufacture, use claims and analytical methods. Our intellectual property position continues to be strengthened with the addition of this new patent. We will continue to pursue additional patentable claims for ISA247 where appropriate.

Dr. Randall Yatscoff

We've strengthened communications, strengthened the processes. In effect, it's back to the future. We're looking at what made missions successes in the past.

Scott Hubbard

It is clear to us that we have strengthened our hand considerably and that governments are going to have to invite us to the table to negotiate the kind of changes that we need for our people.

Phil Fontaine

That (last season) strengthened him as a leader for the team and gave him a ton of confidence. He sees himself as a distance runner now. That's his identity.

Sue Wright

The result in Dresden has certainly strengthened Angela Merkel's position.

Volker Kauder

Today, two young men have been charged with crimes they did not commit. This is a tragedy. For the two young men, an ordeal lies ahead. They do not face it alone. They face it with the love of family and friends and strengthened by the truth. They are both innocent.

Bob Ekstrand

Democratic structures and the rule of law have on the whole been strengthened. Protection of human rights has continued to improve.

Guenter Verheugen

Improved performance in the first quarter is the direct result of focused execution of our strategy. Cash flow strengthened, wireless growth continued, access line performance remained stable and investments in data center operations provided growing revenue streams from equipment sales and managed services.

Brian Ross

(I) am grateful to David Dingwall for the great job he did, not only financially, but it's also clear he strengthened the morale and the pride of the organization.

John Mccallum

I think it's going to be a really good meet. They have strengthened their team, and this is the best team we have seen them have since I've been here. We're going to have a lot of really tight races, so it's going to be exciting.

Fran Crippen

President Bush's visit has greatly increased mutual understanding, deepened mutual trust and strengthened co-operation between China and the United States .

Yang Jiechi

Neo-imperialist trends in foreign policy have strengthened, and energy has been used as a weapon to achieve those goals.

Andrei Illarionov

When we share, everybody gets strengthened. We're a family.

Carolyn King

Polluters have mounted a public pressure campaign, even enlisting some members of Congress, to lobby EPA to weaken the law even more. For the sake of our lakes and streams and the wildlife and people who depend on them, the law needs to be strengthened, not watered down.

Andy Buchsbaum

Consistency will hold the key in Melbourne. It is with this in mind that we have stuck to our current squad despite the fact that some of the other teams have strengthened their ranks will full internationals. We definitely have the skill, capability and confidence to be amongst the contenders for a medal the Games.

Paul Treu

We will not be intimidated. The news is not propaganda. It is not something to be manipulated, distorted nor censored. Recent events have only strengthened our resolve to continue giving the public the truth in line with the strict guidelines of our Code of Ethics.

Maria Ressa

His relative status in the leadership is strengthened when he focuses on foreign policy, where he is clearly the No. 1.

David Bachman

Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened.

Stanley Walker

There was so much in that last five minutes that I think it strengthened us as a team.

Kevin Colbert

Analysts, me included, had left the door wide open for Nokia to raise the revenue outlook given how the dollar has strengthened. That expectation had been built into the stock.

John Bucher

I know that an affordable dollar is important for capital input, but at the end of the day, if you are a net exporter, you are in trouble with an over-strengthened currency.

Mukhisa Kituyi

The systems they wanted to make disappear are being strengthened because of the chaos prevailing in Iraq and America's blind support for Israel.

Mustafa Hamarneh

It's about appreciating the quality of our architecture. It's an asset that I want to be nurtured and strengthened rather than changed.

James Snyder

I'm excited about our pitching. The difference between this club and last year's club is that we have a chance to be OK on the mound. With Cooper and Price back, the addition of those other six has really strengthened our staff.

Bill Kinneberg

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Ruth Gordon

The dollar has strengthened notably versus the euro in the past week, which will undoubtedly help provide a well-needed boost to European profits.

Martin Brooker

I believe I'm strength to the team. But my teammates have strengthened me. The better I get, the better they get, and vice versa.

David Pienaar

It was impressive to the jury to have this presentation about this eye in the sky and satellite imagery and a trained expert. In our case it did not make the case, but it sure helped and strengthened and improved the case.

Richard Edwards

The first thing I do is look in the mirror and look at myself. What has happened has strengthened my resolve and I have total belief in myself and what we are trying to do.

Austin Healey

Our goal is to win championships at SMU. Our strong finish to the 2005 season only strengthened my belief that Phil Bennett is the man who will lead us to Conference USA titles and bowl games in the years to come.

Jim Copeland

EPA just strengthened its hand to make sure states implement clean air rules on time and on target, but it failed to take the extra steps to fully address the pollution blowing into North Carolina.

Michael Shore

Poker couples on the WPT are like 'suited connectors' -- sequentially numbered cards of the same suit. Different in many ways, there are strengthened by their likenesses.

Steve Lipscomb

It is clear from our inspection and reviews that the department has made substantial improvements that have strengthened the non-immigrant visa process since Sept. 11.

John Lange

Governor Fukui and other Bank of Japan senior officials have strengthened their tone recently and show no signs of letting up.

Takehiro Sato

Target's increased emphasis on providing consumers with trend-right merchandise has strengthened the retail chain's presence as a destination for apparel.

Jeffrey Klinefelter

The ocean is tossing you up and down and sideways, ... The pump's stopped working. The coal is wet. You're in cold water up to your knees. You know the ship is going to go down. The sky is lit only by lamplight. You feel hopelessness and terror, strengthened only by your own experiences.

Joe Schwarzer

This meeting greatly strengthened my conviction that cooperation between both countries may have another strong boost. We identified a desire for cooperation in all levels of government, not only of the Executive, but also of the Legislative.

Abdelwahab Abdallah

We will face 2006 with a strengthened team without changing its true nature. I believe there will not be any further new acquisitions. We will bet on young riders at their first year as pros.

Roberto Amadio

These countries need to figure out a way to make their domestic economies grow. If they intensify their efforts to reform because their currencies have strengthened, then the world will be a better place.

Steve Roach

We urge you to reject this request because the standard for issuing a pen register or trap-and-trace order must first be strengthened substantially.

Gregory Nojeim

I just think that there are those people that their resolve is strengthened by what it is that's keeping them down, and there are some people that will buckle under it. You never know which one is which until you get into the eighth or ninth round of the fight.

Ron Perlman

We missed a clear signal that transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis will be accelerated, ... The role of the United Nations, in particular of the secretary-general, could have been strengthened even more.

Gunter Pleuger

This has very greatly strengthened the justifiable belief of the Indian middle class that an overwhelming majority of the politicians and a fairly large majority of the bureaucrats, technocrats and anyone else in authority is corrupt.

Inder Malhotra

We need to recognize the buildings that are the most dangerous and would cause the most loss of life. They need to be identified, then strengthened or replaced.

Chris Poland

Demonstrates further the strengthened resolve of the United Nations to work together for a democratic, secure and prosperous Iraq ? and for the lasting and permanent benefit and safety of its people.

John Bolton

While the HP story has been strengthened with Peregrine's asset discovery capabilities, the acquisition of most of its relationship discovery partners leaves them vulnerable.

Jasmine Noel

The Council is being strengthened as an institution, and the citizens of the city will be better served as a result.

Dick Dadey

We have strengthened our investigative capacity, extending investigations to include workers at the airport who we believe are facilitating the movement of drugs at the airports and on to aircraft.

Ssp Wilson

Every game we have to show up to play. The whole conference has really strengthened.

Christine Alford

I recall Mr. Lay saying that liquidity was fine, and then he strengthened his statement to say that liquidity was strong.

Paula Rieker

A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril.

Sir Winston Churchill

A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril; but the new view must come, the world must roll forward.

Sir Winston Churchill

Gold has pulled back from its recent spike to around $505 an ounce while the rand has strengthened to 6.34 against the US dollar.

Ferdi Heyneke

Except for improved color printing capacity, the changes should be invisible to readers and advertisers. The Times will continue to publish just as it does now, and the paper will be strengthened by the back-office efficiencies that are contemplated.

Richard Bilotti

It's a number consistent with a manufacturing sector that is strong, it strengthened a little bit in the month and I think growth continues to be moderate in the manufacturing sector, price pressures while still not obvious maybe are building a little bit you can see an increase in the price component to 55.1 that's indicative of some price pressure.

Peter Kretzmer

Integrity is INBORN/GENETIC ,but like muscles can be strengthened in testing times.If the gene is defective ,we cannot be truly men of integrity.We may pose to be one.

Anirudh Kapoor

Since then, we have vastly strengthened our overall domestic and international route network and have entered into alliances with a number of carriers, all of which will make us a much more vigorous competitor in the west.

Don Carty

Dennis is passionate about the wine business. His experience from a local, state, national and global perspective has helped shape the Paso Robles wine industry. Dennis understands all aspects of the business from the economics of grape growing and wine production to branding and marketing, which has strengthened and moved our industry forward.

Don Brady

The program has strengthened our economy and helped remedy past and present discrimination.

Bill Campbell

The public input is essential to the overall process. I won't say that the charter is strengthened by this process but it is a very positive step to have the charter reviewed and essentially clarified where needed, or amended as needed. The process of reviewing the charter should be viewed as a positive step overall.

Mario Ramirez

I don't think it bothered her audience very much, and if it did bother her audience, I think once she took such a public beating about it, it kind of strengthened her fans' belief in her.

Craig Marks

In particular, sustained efforts to strengthen the public finances have contributed to improved macroeconomic stability and robust growth. Zambia's external position has strengthened in recent years and debt relief has greatly reduced Zambia's external debt burden.

Takatoshi Kato

Completing the sale of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has strengthened our balance sheet considerably and we remain focused on our strategy of maximizing return on capital.

Joe Houssian

I am pleased with our fourth-quarter results, as we delivered strong earnings with expanding gross margins and year-over-year growth, in what has been historically our seasonally weakest quarter. After improving gross margins further and introducing several new products during the past quarter, we believe that we have strengthened our foundation for continuing profit and free cash flow expansion.

David D. French

Mr. Lay said liquidity was fine. Then he strengthened his statement and said, 'In fact, liquidity is strong.

Paula Rieker

Jordan and Jim White (16-10 at second doubles in 2005) are going to be playing first doubles for us. Our singles players are definitely going to be strengthened with Nick playing, but our doubles teams definitely have an opportunity to develop.

Bob Kummer

We have significantly strengthened our coverage across the country, as well as our regional operations and customer service.

Erik Aas

The benefit of this strengthened code has been shown throughout the past couple of years during these horrible hurricane seasons. Homes built under the new code have withstood the storms in a way that was really never before seen in the state of Florida. Homes built under the older code didn't fare as well.

Edie Ousley