“We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson Related Quotes “In America, now, let us – Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever – fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one’s enemies. A tall order, that – perhaps the tallest of all.”– Jon Meacham “I’m probably the least flexible athlete you’ll find. When it comes to yoga, I can’t get in the positions and I can’t hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It’s a pretty good workout.”– Steve Blake “I get strength from my art – all the paintings I own are powerful.”– Madonna Ciccone