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And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.

— Alison Bechdel

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My family is my strength and my weakness.

— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.

— Alexandra Daddario

My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.

— Gloria Estefan

I was very down as a teenager, very upset because I had gotten hurt in a car accident. But my dad was a source of strength. He used to say, 'It's the character with strength that God gives the most challenges to.' I've thought about that so many times in my life when things didn't go right.

— Bonnie Hunt

What are my sources of strength? My husband and my three kids, my health-care team, and my religion.

— Geraldine Ferraro

I can tell you that my family in the absolute worst of times has seen the absolute best in people. And, that has given us more strength than could ever imagine.

— Taya Kyle

I like strength. I depend on my own.

— Shelby Lynne

If there's one thing I could attribute my strength to, I would say it's the gift of laughter, which I inherited from my mother's side.

— China Machado

I admired in others the strength that I lacked myself.

— Georg Brandes

✗Opposing Perspectives

My sense of personal strength has always come from my family.

— Benjamin Bratt