Famous Quotes

"Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact."

Gijs de Vries on Strength

More quotes about Strength

• "We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot."

  Eleanor Roosevelt on Strength

• "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

  Friedrich Nietzsche on Strength

• "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 on Strength

• "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men."

  John F. Kennedy on Strength

• "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

  Ernest Hemingway on Strength

More quotes by Gijs de Vries

• "I remain optimistic. What we've seen in Europe and the rest of the world is that freedom has a much stronger attraction than radical fundamentalism."

• "In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities."

• "In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential."

• "You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services."

• "I have never come across a technology that doesn't change. This is inevitable. You have to adapt your systems as technology develops."