Top 100 Sign Of Weakness Quotes
#1. Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in fact a hallmark of great strength. It is a hallmark of a society which has about it a decency which speaks for itself.
Kevin Rudd
#2. Refusing to hear an opposing point of view is a sign of weakness, not strength.
Moustafa Gadalla
#3. I'm beating all the weakness out of myself, beating all the give-up out of myself, I'm beating the lack of cardio, I'm beating the lack of confidence - any sign of weakness that's in my heart, I'm getting rid of it
Jon Jones
#4. Never apologize, mister, it's a sign of weakness.
John Wayne
#5. Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.
Paul Kagame
#6. Many people think that patience is a sign of weakness.
I think this is a mistake. It is anger that is a sign of
weakness, whereas patience is a sign of strength
Dalai Lama
#7. Rudeness was a sign of weakness. Grace stemmed from power, the power to accept anything and move on.
Robin Wasserman
#8. The kind of music I'm dealing with is more a long-term music. Sometimes a little discourage runs along on your thought, but I am here to push it back. Discourage is a sign of weakness, and I don't like to be weak.
Burning Spear
#9. Tears aren't a sign of weakness, but of strength of the heart. They show you care and caring is never a bad thing.
Micalea Smeltzer
#10. Leaving them alive would've been a sign of weakness, and Tatiana expects weakness from the 'emotional' races. What the bitch doesn't understand is that rage is an emotion, too.
Nalini Singh
#11. To withdraw isn't a sign of weakness ... It is a sign that a man knows the limits of his capabilities and the most probable outcome of the future. One who retreats to fight another day isn't running away, but looking for another road towards the same destination.
Lionel Suggs
#12. Subjugation requires vigilance; if you relax your brutality even for a moment, the people you're oppressing will revolt at the first sign of weakness. That's why dictatorial regimes are always a slippery slope of cruelty doomed to end in failure.
Nenia Campbell
#13. In our culture it is seen as a sign of weakness to actually seek help from someone else. And yet, as Christians, God designed us to need each other - He designed us to lean upon the body of Christ for support, prayer, wisdom, and even practical help.
Leslie Ludy
#15. I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.
Brooke Shields
#16. Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster.
Agnes Smedley
#17. His chest heaved, and he coughed.
"You have coughed before," his mother said. "It is a sign of weakness. Control it.
Dorothy Dunnett
#18. Many people think that crying is a sign of weakness, they're wrong - it is a sign of healing.
Louise Suzanne Boyd
#19. Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.
Art Alexakis
#20. Everest, son, remember when I told you that asking questions is a sign of weakness?
Jonathan Dunne
#21. Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable
Hillary Clinton
#22. In a king, modesty would be a sign of weakness.
Jose Saramago
#23. You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness.
Jon Huntsman Jr.
#24. And what some people don't understand was that bleeding wasn't a sign of weakness; it was a sign of strength. It demonstrated to the world that you were vulnerable and ordinary, but when you wanted something enough, and fought hard for it, you were capable of doing extraordinary things.
Natasha Ngan
#25. Nor did I need anyone's pity, but I would accept it with grace, because I have been well trained. Rudeness was a sign of weakness. Grace stemmed from power, the powere to accept anything and move on.
Robin Wasserman
#26. A great man always knows better than to explain unless an explanation is demanded. To rush into explanations and excuses is always a sign of weakness.
Agatha Christie
#27. Some people think tears are a sign of weakness. But I see tears as a God-given way for us to express emotion.
Shelley Hitz
#28. I guess we didn't even officially apologize. Jesse Jackson called on the United States to officially apologize to the Chinese. Jesse said, 'An apology is not a sign of weakness.' And as President Clinton has taught us, an apology isn't even a sign you're sorry.
Jay Leno
#29. My fellow Republicans acted like they'd been punched in the stomach. "You have them on the ropes, go in for the kill!" they said. This was my first real taste of the new Republican ideology that any compromise is a sign of weakness.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
#30. Compassion is by nature gentle, peaceful, and soft, but it is very powerful. It is those who easily lose their patience who are insecure and unstable. Thus, to me, the arousal of anger is a direct sign of weakness.
Dalai Lama XIV
#31. It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.
Martin Luther King Jr.
#33. It is not so much your hostility that injures us; it is rather the case that, if we were on friendly terms with you, our subjects would regard that as a sign of weakness in us, whereas your hatred is evidence of our power.
Thucydides
#34. When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness.
Dalai Lama
#35. Wherever you find real love, you will also find humility. Remember something: humility is not a weak and timid quality. Too often we feel that humility is a sign of weakness. This is not so. It is the sign of strength and security.
Kathryn Kuhlman
#36. Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.
Brene Brown
#37. How come when girls play with gender it's a sign of strength and when boys play with gender it's a sign of weakness?
Lori Duron
#38. Being afraid is not a sign of weakness. Being afraid is a sign of a will to live, it is an indication that we place value in our lives and those in it. The only defeat in fear is allowing your fear to defeat you.
Shenita Etwaroo
#39. So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a
sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof
John F. Kennedy
#40. Tears are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of compassion.
Jim George
#41. Filth is always a sign of weakness - in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer.
Sydney J. Harris
#42. To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was strength.
Chinua Achebe
#43. Kindness - that is, the ability to bear the vulnerability of others, and therefore of oneself - has become a sign of weakness (except of course among saintly people, in whom it is a sign of their exceptionality).
Adam Phillips
#44. In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death, even as an example, if he can be left to live without danger to society.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#45. Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.
Jose N. Harris
#46. Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of a government.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#47. It appears that PepsiCo views structural change as a sign of weakness, an admission of failure, and an untenable break with past traditions.
Nelson Peltz
#48. Be more loving. Great teams are built by authentic leaders who are not afraid to speak truthfully and show kindness. This is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of strength.
Robin S. Sharma
#49. It was true. I wasn't good with liking someone. my instinct was total self-preservation: show no sign of weakness. This was my pathetic way of being shy.
Jennifer Castle
#50. Always remember, if you have been diagnosed with PTSD, it is not a sign of weakness; rather, it is proof of your strength, because you have survived!
Michel Templet
#52. Wisdom is considered a sign of weakness by the powerful because a wise man can lead without power but only a powerful man can lead without wisdom.
Mark B. Cohen
#53. Let's recognize that success in life is a reflection not only of enterprise and willpower but also of chance and early upbringing, and that compassion isn't a sign of weakness but a mark of civilization.
Nicholas D. Kristof
#54. When the conversation turns too quickly to films,I see it as a sign of weakness.
Herman Koch
#55. Guys always think tears are a sign of weakness. They're a sign of FRUSTRATION. She's only crying so she won't cut your throat in your sleep. So make nice and be grateful.
Donna Barr
#56. Americans see independence as a symbol of strength, viewing interdependence as a sign of weakness
Adam M. Grant
#57. Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers.
William Strunk Jr.
#58. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit when you don't know something, and then allows you to learn something new.
Barack Obama
#59. Either way, emotions aren't a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength and passion.
Demi Lovato
#60. Physical manifestations of unhappiness are something we all experience; it's not a personality flaw or a sign of weakness, it's a part of life.
Suzanne O'Sullivan
#62. Who is apt, on occasion, to assign a multitude of reasons when one will do? This is a sure sign of weakness in argument.
Harriet Martineau
#63. A 'sign of weakness' for a male celebrity is being found to be unfaithful, or unkind to an employee, or having crashed their car while stoned out of their tiny minds. A 'sign of weakness' for a woman, on the other hand, can be a single, unflattering picture.
Caitlin Moran
#64. Kindness is never a sign of weakness but an attribute of strength and courage.
Debasish Mridha
#65. Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
Dalai Lama
#66. Clover was on the verge of tears but fought hard to keep them back. Never let them see you cry. Any sign of weakness put them into a feeding frenzy.
Shaunta Grimes
#67. Just as in habiliments it is a sign of weakness to wish to make oneself noticeable by some peculiar and unaccustomed fashion, so, in language, the quest for new-fangled phrases and little-known words comes from a puerile and pedantic ambition.
Michel De Montaigne
#68. Grief is not a disorder, a disease or sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.
Earl A Grollman
#69. Stand-by morale, based on fear as in prisons, may disintegrate at the least sign of weakness in leader or guard, or when the individuals have not as yet been sufficiently disciplined.
Joost A.M. Meerloo
#70. If you feel ashamed about your need for love & support, it's because you were made to feel this way as a child. It's not a sign of weakness to want affirmation, reassurance or someone to count on; these are natural, appropriate needs. Just make sure to be there for yourself first.
Marcia Sirota
#71. You have to rely on your support system. Growing up, I always thought it was a sign of weakness to ask for help, but now I realize it's really a sign of strength to say, 'I need help, I can't do it all.'
Kerri Walsh
#72. Fear is a healthy instinct, not a sign of weakness. It is a natural self-defense mechanism that is common to felines, wolves, hyenas, and most humans. Even fruit bats know fear, and I salute them for it. If you think the world is weird now, imagine how weird it would be if wild beasts had no fear.
Hunter S. Thompson
#73. When a Spanish man cries it's not a sign of weakness.
Geraldo Rivera
#74. Men in their position cannot afford to seem anxious about anything. You know that's a sign of weakness.
Peter Cimino
#75. Forgiveness is not a sign of weakness; it is an attribute of bravery.
Debasish Mridha
#76. A man may be accused of cowardice for fleeing away from all manner of physical dangers but when things supernatural, insubstantial and inexplicable threaten not only his safety and well-being but his sanity, his innermost soul, then retreat is not a sign of weakness but the most prudent course.
Susan Hill
#77. The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
Andrew Carnegie
#78. Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman's ability to make everyone ... feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness ...
Benazir Bhutto
#79. Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because He sees I can bear no more.
Joseph Hall
#80. Some people act like it's a sign of weakness if you want to belong, but I think most human beings yearn to find at least one open door in their lifetime.
Victor LaValle
#81. For a scientist, altering your doctrines when the facts change is not a sign of weakness.
Albert Einstein
#82. Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.
Elizabeth I
#83. To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness.
Agatha Christie
#84. He didn't like to be seen needing it - as if hunger were a sign of weakness.
Lionel Shriver
#85. Its a sign of weakness to lament about things which you entirely have no control over.
Auliq Ice
#86. To me, crying is not a sign of weakness. She wants it that bad and she puts her whole heart into it. She had really high expectations, and that's why she's so good. She just had a bad game.
Kerri Walsh
#87. Lack of fairness to an opponent is essentially a sign of weakness.
Emma Goldman
#88. A multitude of laws in a country is like a great number of physicians, a sign of weakness and malady.
Voltaire
#89. The willingness to change one's mind in the light of new evidence is a sign of rationality not weakness.
Stuart Sutherland
#90. Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.
Billy Graham
#91. Fundamentalism's strident denunciation of its opponents is a sign of its weakness, its dogmatic authoritarianism is a pathological mutation of faith.
Alan Aldridge
#92. To forge an untouchable, invulnerable identity is actually a sign of retreat from this world; of weakness, a sign of fear rather than strength, and betrays a strange misunderstandin g of an abiding, foundational and necessary reality: that untouched, we disappear.
David Whyte
#93. A hundred times I must have thought of ways to take it back, but I wasn't smart enough to understand that an apology is a sign of strenght, not weakness ( ... )
Terry Hayes
#94. Violence is the sign of temporary weakness.
Jean Jaures
#95. Prayer is the sign of your weakness. Rely on your inner strength. You will be the winner.
Amit Ray
#96. Pride is a proof of great distress and turmoil within the heart. It is a sign of insecurity and weakness
Josephine Akhagbeme
#97. To make the sign of the cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to him who died for us and who is risen, to the God who in the humility and weakness of his love is omnipotent, stronger than all the power and intelligence of the world.
Pope Benedict XVI
#98. Too often, wealthy people born on third base blithely criticize the poor for failing to hit home runs. The advantaged sometimes perceive empathy as a sign of muddle-headed weakness rather than as a marker of civilization.
Nicholas Kristof
#99. If I acknowledge my dependency, I do so because for me it is a means of signifying my demand: in the realm of love, futility is not a "weakness" or an "absurdity": it is a strong sign: the more futile, the more it signifies and the more it asserts itself as strength.)
Roland Barthes
#100. The ego searches for shortcomings and weaknesses. Love watches for any sign of strength. It sees how far each one has come and not how far he has to go.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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