In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
Aesop
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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens. As Americans, we are blessed with circumstances that protect our human rights and our religious freedom, but for many people around the world, deprivation and persecution have become a way of life.
Jimmy Carter
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
Thomas L. Masson
No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise.
Marian Anderson
Euro semiconductors are the weakest sector today. So it's extremely likely that some of that negativity is pressuring U.S. futures this morning.
Ben Funnell
What we need is a national coordinated federal law enforcement oversight of airports because we are only as safe as our weakest link.
Mary Schiavo
Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.
Alan M. Dershowitz
When once a man has made celebrity necessary to his happiness, he has put it in the power of the weakest and most timorous malignity, if not to take away his satisfaction, at least to withhold it. His enemies may indulge their pride by airy negligence and gratify their malice by quiet neutrality.
Samuel Johnson
The weakest link in the chain are your clients.
Robert Siciliano
Our critics so far have been utterly incompetent. How do I know this? Because I know the "soft underbelly" of the Christian Reconstruction position. Every insider knows where the weak chinks are in his movement's armor. The best test of a critic's mastery of his opponent's system is his ability to go straight for his opponent's weakest spots.
Gary North
The people who have the weakest credit histories are in great danger of falling into a predatory environment.
Karen Hill
Hackers focus on the weakest link in the security chain.
Pete Lindstrom
These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are pretty cynical when they look at Africa, but these countries have turned it around.
Bruce Aylward
Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.
Daniel Webster
We need to be careful that we don't push the problem around from one weakest state to the next. You've got to craft a solution that preserves security and still provides access to the medicines that millions of Americans need.
Dave Murray
This is going to be the weakest quarter of the year for the company.
Aryeh Bourkoff
Mr. Berry is the weakest of the three cases as far as the death penalty, ... He does not have a racist background that the other two have. He doesn't have the same criminal history that these other two have. But I think he may have been more of an active participant than the other two.
James Gray
Any country that seems to have a slightly overvalued currency gets whacked by speculators. People go after the ones they think will be the weakest.
Robert Hormats
The global payment system is only as secure as its weakest link. To prevent future data security compromises, everyone, everywhere, that engages in commerce must take responsibility for their role in the payments chain, including, banks, processors, retailers, and consumers.
Christopher Rodrigues
I knew vault was my weakest event to start on, and I knew I had to come back stronger on all other three.
Chellsie Memmel
The euro will probably be the weakest among the three major currencies, given the economic fundamentals.
Yasunori Kuroda
Our bench strength is the weakest spot on the team because our players our very young and have very little varsity experience.
Jesse Herrera
In these days of modern tennis a player is as strong as his weakest stroke.
Bill Tilden
As a stand-alone carrier, Delta is the weakest of the Big Five (American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest).
Bill Warlick
[These hotspots (other than the United States and Japan) also tend to be countries where laws and law enforcement lag behind what is found in Western-style democracies.] Countries around the world are drafting stronger laws, ... But hackers will find the weakest link, the country with no laws.
Christopher Painter
The weakest part of the banana is its underside. It's better to store them on their belly or hang them on a tree. That's why bananas aren't piled two layers high.
Willie Lehay
I think it's [management] being overly conservative. Given that it is the seasonally weakest quarter, the last thing they want to do [is disappoint]. They want to beat again.
John Coyle
This was our weakest point. We didn't have a player consistently score in double figures so that opponents would have to worry about stopping two or three different players. It was a struggle.
Paul Sylba
I would say they're the weakest trading house on Wall Street.
Brad Hintz
The weakest part of the market is the portfolio managers, ... (They) stopped buying and started selling.
Charles Biderman
And the second quarter is supposed to be the weakest quarter, with a pickup in the third quarter.
Bob Sinche
I liked all of her performances except last night's. It was her weakest night, but I think she can make it at least to the top five.
Teresa Davis
Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer and operate computer systems.
Kevin Mitnick
Usually, the limiting factor for roses is water. If the rose is not getting enough water, it will let you know. Bent neck is the common sign that water uptake is not adequate, and the upper stem bends over because it is the weakest part.
Kathleen Brown
U.S. employers are still void of the business confidence needed to increase their employment projections for the third quarter, ... Employers have expressed uncertainty in hiring intentions in recent Manpower Employment Outlook Surveys, but this quarter represents the weakest job outlook in 12 years.
Jeffrey Joerres
Amazon at this level is a large retailer. So, 84 percent year-over-year growth is not bad in a very seasonally tough quarter, particularly given that Amazon's core categories are at their seasonally weakest in the June quarter. You did see that in their segment breakout. Books, music and video grew at 38 percent, but June is the toughest quarter.
Tim Albright
We're growing, and I think we'll be a good group. There's talent and pride. Nobody in that group wants to be the weakest link.
Cosey Coleman
Southern California has been the weakest region for awhile, but that could be good for us, because our opponents won't expect us to be as good as we are. We'll be able to come out and catch people by surprise.
Phoebe Boone
We're very pleased to report an adjusted net profit for what is seasonally our weakest quarter. Our people are working hard to provide excellent value for our customers and improve efficiency. Add to that a fare environment that allows us to recover a greater portion of our high fuel costs, and we've got a great start to the year.
Bill Ayer
The bottom line is that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. And I have to believe from past experience and knowledge that some of the links in Homeland Security are weak. Part of the story in "Lost Light" is about a weak link in the chain.
Michael Connelly
Activities are beginning to pick up. Manufacturing has been the weakest part of the economy. The rest of the economy may be even stronger.
Christopher Low
The weakest link in the chain is also the strongest. It can break the chain.
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
People were willing me to be quadruple champion but the 500 is my weakest and to win the bronze made me very happy.
Ahn Hyun Soo
Countries around the world are drafting stronger laws. But hackers will find the weakest link, the country with no laws.
Christopher Painter
I chose bars because I knew that was our weak point. We followed with the beam, which is our second-weakest event. I thought if we could start on bars and get something rolling there that we'd be in good shape. It worked out perfectly. We didn't have any problems on bars. Nicole got a 7.8 without a dismount. If her foot would've allowed her to dismount, she would've gotten an 8.8.
Mark Hartley
We have some of the weakest labor laws in the industrialized world.
Bill Scott
The trend on the market is still down. In general, technology seems to be the weakest part and that seems to be selling off despite OK numbers.
Mike Viracola
Young adults probably have the weakest connection to employer-based coverage. They're more likely to get jobs that are low wage, part time or with small businesses that can't offer insurance.
Sara Collins
The weakest part of our overall business is in U.S. corporate sales in general, probably desktops.
Kevin Rollins
That's the weakest link in the whole chain.
Mary Deutsch
Consumers are still the weakest element within the recovery. European companies are still reluctant to hire, and it will take a long period of recovery before they start to do so.
Dominic White
A list is only as strong as its weakest link.
Donald Knuth
People are the weakest link in any security systems. You can have the strongest technology in the world, but individuals will intentionally find a way to work around the security technology to make their lives easier.
Keith Edwards
They're my two weakest parts, but I've come pretty far since I started.
Nancy Lewis
You have to bear in mind that January of last year was the weakest (January) since 1996, so we have a certain positive basis effect here.
Michael Raab
I'm disappointed, this is the weakest we played for maybe six months. I'm disappointed we missed so many goals. We didn't open the game up. When we did move the ball, we attacked down the flanks beautifully.
Pinsoom Tenzing
You're only as good as the competition you wrestle. If we wanted to, we could probably go undefeated every year in duals if we wanted to go find the weakest teams to compete against, but that's not our objective. Our objective is to go out and find the toughest competition to see what we're made of, and hopefully that improves us when we get down near the end.
Dave Schutter
Our hitting has been our weakest part of the team over the past few years. We're going to have to play it station-to-station this year. We do have some power and overall I expect us to grow offensively as the season goes on. Defensively we're not too bad, but we're going to have to score some runs if we want to win.
Laura Patinella
We think that countries and areas of activity that have been weakest in the last couple of years are likely to see the strongest rebound in growth. Thus, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands should see more marked recoveries than Spain and France, where activity has held up well.
David Rosenberg
The ANC is in the weakest position it's been in a while. So there's a little uncertainty and a little profit taking.
Tubby Goodwin
By 2007, I also presume that the Ferrari engine will be reliable. The driver cannot be the weakest element.
Dietrich Mateschitz
It's miles better than expected but against the weakest comparative quarter of last year. We need to wait to gauge the future prospects of the company.
Tony Shiret
This is a very fashionable charge to bring against a company. This is one of the consequences, in this country, of being in the Internet industry. I think it's quite scandalous, they brought the weakest charges they had.
James Hunt
It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice of the weakest.
Robert Purvis
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
The Fed watches everything, but certainly the weakest sector is manufacturing. We have a bunch of little hints that things are doing better but they (the Fed) don't have to look very far to find the other pieces that show things are very weak.
Steve Slifer
Survivor bias is a sort of grade inflation. The weakest performers are eliminated before they can drag down the performance of the category.
Brent Brodeski
You can't strengthen every part of it in exactly the same way at the same time. And, like a chain, it suffers from the weakest link.
Elizabeth English
Clearly, this is very embarrassing, and very serious. The system is only as strong as its weakest link, and if perimeter guards aren't trained well enough to protect federal buildings, we're got a serious problem.
Elaine Shannon
We haven't ever before seen such sharp increases in costs as over the past two years. It's more than $200 per ton. It has to do with rising energy costs, with rising alumina costs. This increase puts pressure on the weakest smelters.
Eivind Reiten
Albertson's is by far the weakest operator of the big three (supermarket chains) and is losing share in many of its markets.
Edward Kelly
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