Sentences with phrase «fortitude for»

I believe this could be politically damaging for the president and I applaud Mr. Obama for having the fortitude for saying what he did.

In addition, they must have the fortitude for their own personal, professional, and financial growth as well as an interest in sharing our long term vision.

I don't think I have the emotional fortitude for that.

Rand felt that women were good as solicitors but did not have the fortitude for criminal law, a notion that would not bode well for our classes in which women outnumber men, the legal aid clinic, or our struggling criminal law program.

It takes tremendous courage, confidence and integrity, not to mention super powered testicular fortitude for him to take on these oil and coal companies.

I'm not sure many of us have the stamina and fortitude for such questions; they demand a certain kind of bravery in the face of fear and the unknown.

You can only duck and sprint, thankfully without ever getting winded, but with the constant rain of bullets you'd happily trade your cardiovascular fortitude for the power to press against a damned wall.

It's going to take some fortitude for investors to stick with this platform for the long haul.

That's why investors at this stage can't easily wait out temporary dips in stock prices, even if they have the psychological fortitude for it.

Sharlene's classes will help you ease into your day with flexibility and fortitude for your body & your mind.

Now, ask yourself this: how can anyone expect to improve his physique, or mental fortitude for that matter, in a gym that tries very hard to discourage its members from making any real effort?

It rises to the occasion and tries to dig deep into a divine reservoir of strength and fortitude for not its own sake, but for the sake of others.

Have some foresight and fortitude for once in your life and stop chasing shiny objects.

Not exact matches

In contrast, a compass once used for Amazonian exploration indicates fortitude and worldliness.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

Predictably, gold and bond prices are seeing advances as people try to flee to relative safety, but that could just mean equities are becoming a better value bet for those with greater intestinal fortitude.

Or the uniformity in the salary of Cuba's citizens: Sure, it seems egalitarian, but it's hard to make ends meet on the equivalent of $ 20 a month, even if you have the fortitude to wait in long lines for rations of food staples.

You will be constantly kept on your toes with varying challenges each and every day, so if you're the type of person who fancies the occasional test of mental fortitude, then this is the career for you.

I have no idea if that particular client cashed out and left the firm (subsequent history would indicate it would have been an expensive mistake had he done so) but some people, for whatever reason, lack the willpower or fortitude to think long - term and behave intelligently.

«We look for a lot of qualities but the two most important are: 1) integrity — without integrity, it doesn't matter how otherwise talented you may be; you won't fit on our sales team, and 2) resiliency — the ability to stick with it even when things get tough; and the fortitude to come back tomorrow to start all over again.»

At best, and despite the requirement for substantial patience and fortitude to question the wisdom of the investment consensus, it may prove to be an opportunity of generational proportion.

Of course, many are called and few are chosen, so it was with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to Ashley Tisdale, who could not find within her the inner fortitude to ascend to the stratosphere of filmmaking courage required for this journey.

Thanks for representing us ladies with respect, dignity and fortitude!

The true lights of the Church, those who are most important for the eternal salvation of mankind as well as of individuals are not the Pope, the bishops or the cardinals in their red cassocks, but those who possess and radiate most faith, hope and love, most humility and unselfishness, most fortitude in carrying the cross, most happiness and confidence.

One man wrote this: «Our patience is improved, by bearing calmly the indignities he strives to load us with; our charity is enflamed by returning good for ill, and by pardoning and forgiving the injuries he does us; our prudence is increased by wisely managing ourselves in our demeanor, so as not to give him opportunity to wound us; our fortitude is strengthened by the manful repelling of scorns, and by giving occasions for the display of an undaunted courage in all our actions; our industry is strengthened and confirmed by watching all his attacks and stratagems; and by our contriving how we may best acquit ourselves in all our contests.»

For over a century students have been coming here because they have the fortitude to risk all sorts of collisions: of world cultures in a great city, of religions and churches in an ecumenical cloverleaf, of church and academy in a theological school related to a great university but independent of it.

For sheer fatuity, on this score, it would be difficult to surpass Martin Kettle's pompous and platitudinous reflections in the Guardian, appearing two days after the earthquake: certainly, he argues, the arbitrariness of the destruction visited upon so many and such diverse victims must pose an insoluble conundrum for «creationists» everywhere» although he wonders, in concluding, whether his contemporaries are «too cowed» even to ask «if the God can exist that can do such things» (as if a public avowal of unbelief required any great reserves of fortitude in modern BritaiFor sheer fatuity, on this score, it would be difficult to surpass Martin Kettle's pompous and platitudinous reflections in the Guardian, appearing two days after the earthquake: certainly, he argues, the arbitrariness of the destruction visited upon so many and such diverse victims must pose an insoluble conundrum for «creationists» everywhere» although he wonders, in concluding, whether his contemporaries are «too cowed» even to ask «if the God can exist that can do such things» (as if a public avowal of unbelief required any great reserves of fortitude in modern Britaifor «creationists» everywhere» although he wonders, in concluding, whether his contemporaries are «too cowed» even to ask «if the God can exist that can do such things» (as if a public avowal of unbelief required any great reserves of fortitude in modern Britain).

Courage is not quite the right name for it, but fortitude is.

• the fortitude of not going with the crowd; 7 • the fortitude of knowing that caring for the world is a nobler task than that of mastering it; • the fortitude of knowing that a successful woman is not the same as a successful man; • the fortitude of realising that money is less important than character; that you are worth more than your salary is worth; • the fortitude of preparing yourself for a worthwhile commitment and sticking by it (self - worth is empty without self - commitment); • the fortitude of being proud to aim at being a woman of character, and to resist the pathetic envy we are all capable of towards a man or woman with more power but with a weak character.

Otherwise we would have to conclude that for the most part men have more fortitude than women.

For example, any supposed bravery that is founded on an «indifference to life» is not fortitude.

And for this reason the show offers false fortitude in abundance, that is, the sort not expended in a just cause.

It takes a special amount of mental fortitude to work next to a singing fish for 8 hours a day.

And kudos to you for your fortitude, I don't know if I could have waited with ripping the boxes open until Boyfriend arrived home; — RRB - Congrats again on your cookbook, I can't wait for it to finally be released and shipped to me!!

(3) formation flexibility — it took 20 years for Wenger to return to a back 3 and now he can't seem to choose anything but that formation... the teams in the premiership and those we could face in the Europa will present vastly different tactics and we need to have a manager who can prepare this squad for this eventuality and have the fortitude to make the necessary adjustments throughout the season... I have seen nothing in the past 6 - 7 years to suggest that he is the man to take on this challenge... I can't even remember when he changed formations when he would replace a small, pacy striker, like during the Walcott experiment, with the lumbering Giroud... of course this is exactly why there is no other manager in the world that plays more players out of their natural positions (square peg in a round hole)

Golden State's fortitude last Friday was a good sign for the Warriors inasmuch as Richmond had been their toughest player.

The only reason the UFC created this meaningless interim title is because they lacked the testicular fortitude tell Conor McGregor to fuck off and call them when he could fit «fighting for the UFC lightweight title» into his busy schedule.

This team truth be told just doesn't have the quality to be vying for the league or the CL and when the quality is lacking you usually turn to mental fortitude which is something we have even less of.

All hail Alexis... what a MOM display... indeed the next 2 weeks will be big and will go a long way to show our mental fortitude... 2 important UCL games and the Leader Man U at home and Everton away... hope Le Coq + Gabriel will be back for the Man U game and that we can keep scoring like that!!

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

I agree with some that he shouldn't have let Gabriel go as I for one thought despite having a some erratic episodes in games, he was a good defender and provided that solidity at times when he applied the qualities of robustness and fortitude to defending.

Although I have my reservations about Chelsea's football style, and I believe Mourinho will never have the class, the patience and the mental fortitude to build a club from the stadium, to the training facilities to the philosophy of the club, his managerial tactical nous was the foundation for that victory.

In her symbiotic, ordered view of the world, tennis is about fortitude - facing up to things — and the value of a good effort for its own sake.

God give d family the fortitude to bear dis loss n god provide for your wife Rip

Injuries has always played some part in our seasons imploding January / February every year... but more than the injury jinx the factor most responsible for that habitual and almost inevitable implosion is our lack of character, grit and mental fortitude to deal with pressure....

Supporting Arsenal is not for the soft - hearted, it requires fortitude and an ability to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (see Rasp — even Shakespeare believed in luck).

But for an unheralded team composed of players with almost zero title - winning know - how, their success in leading from the front represents an astonishing feat of fortitude and sporting courage.

What Sydney lacked in pace, the team at least initially made up for in defensive fortitude, and the opening exchanges were tight before Michael Zullo pulled up with a hamstring problem in the 24th minute.

Fortitude is really what it took to nurse a baby then, only three decades after commercial formula began getting widespread distribution in addition to its original use for extremely sick infants and those whose mothers could not nurse or had died.

In a world full of ravines and precipices, Tough argues, learning navigation skills is critically important for a child, and parents, teachers and coaches need to teach character and fortitude.