Quotes about prowess (16 Quotes)

There is a strength of quiet endurance as significant of courage as the most daring feats of prowess.

I was privileged to serve as his national security adviser, and I was proud to be a soldier during his presidency as he restored the morale and fighting prowess of our armed forces.

I know that he will add a great deal to the squad in terms of his passing ability and his dead ball prowess, and I look forward to him becoming an important part of next season's campaign'.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

MEANDER, n. To proceed sinuously and aimlessly. The word is the ancient name of a river about one hundred and fifty miles south of Troy, which turned and twisted in the effort to get out of hearing when the Greeks and Trojans boasted of their prowess.

People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist.

O son, thou hast not true humility, The highest virtue, mother of them all But her thou hast not know for what is this Thou thoughtest of thy prowess and thy sins Thou hast not lost thyself to save thyself.

He's tried and true. To have to do it for so many years and have the expectations of so many fans and be able to perform at the level that he's been able to do it is just a testament to his work ethic and mental prowess and just the stamina to stay focused and stay on top of the game.

Without an adversary, prowess shrivels.

It's no wonder that our priorities got screwed up. Just because a person can throw a ball harder or hit it further than most ordinary human beings, he is placed on a pedestal at an early age. I don't think there is anything wrong with admiring an exceptionally skilled person, but the hero-worship we shower on athletes goes beyond that. This is a part of the tribal influence handed down by our ancestors. Man has always been lionized for his physical prowess. An Indian brave did not have to pass a math quiz in order to become a chief, he just had to tear the ass off some bear. And the twelve labours of Hercules did not include a Regents' exam. Society has tended to find its heroes in the most obvious arenas, and I don't regard that as a healthy thing. We should find our heroes in the bathroom mirror each and every morning.

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

But there were women in the world, and from them each of our heroes had taken to himself a wife. The good ladies were no strangers to the prowess of their husbands. and, strange as it may seem, they presumed a little upon it.

When people look at figure skaters, they think of beauty and music. The guys' athletic prowess isn't as appreciated as much as the beauty of the girls.

Our side is very balanced now, with a good bowling attack, and the batting prowess shown by our players in the England series is a good indication of what we are capable of. I am keenly waiting for the series to begin.

A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it.