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Bolster Quotes

On strengthening what matters, from nations to self-belief.

These bolster quotes look at what it takes to strengthen something, whether it's the United Nations, a sense of nationalism, or one's own Believe in a cause.

In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.

Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

The thing about me is that I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunities with Avenged Sevenfold in songwriting. I really think it's helped to bolster my guitar playing as well.

Quotes by Synyster Gates

Our idea of a healthy body is so destabilised that insecure people have come to bolster their own bodies by deeming others - those with fat bodies - less worthy, less capable and less employable.

Quotes by Susie Orbach

Benchmark has threatened to block investments that could bolster Uber's competitive position in global markets by bargaining over board seats and its own control.

Quotes by Shervin Pishevar

Able Quotes

China and Germany are important geo-economic powers that have been able to bolster their geo-political and even military power, thanks to the opportunity provided by their geo-economic rise.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

Small companies need capital to invest, expand, and create jobs. And the economy needs a healthy small business community to bolster and sustain its recovery.

Quotes by Sam Graves

Those are just some of the people whom we interviewed in the documentary, but that should provide you with a good sense of the credibility of the individuals who bolster the case that this administration lied us into a war.

Quotes by Robert Greenwald

Nationalism is a tool increasingly used by leaders to bolster their authority, especially amid difficult economic and political conditions.

Quotes by Richard N. Haass

As the United States chains itself down with greater debt, China is building relationships across the globe to bolster its trade, its access to natural resources, and its energy consumption. In far too many cases, this means lost opportunities for...

Quotes by Reince Priebus

Believe Quotes

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

Quotes by Phil Gramm

If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those who advocate it must submit to it; and those who believe in it must fight for it.

Quotes by Norman Cousins

By themselves, genetically engineered crops will not end hunger or improve health or bolster the economies of struggling countries. They won't save the sight of millions or fortify their bones. But they will certainly help.

Quotes by Michael Specter

The passengers in our microbiome contain at least four million genes, and they work constantly on our behalf: they manufacture vitamins and patrol our guts to prevent infections; they help to form and bolster our immune systems, and digest food.

Quotes by Michael Specter

Even if you were to start drinking milk during adolescence in an attempt to bolster peak bone mass, it probably wouldn't reduce your chances of fracture later in life.

Quotes by Michael Greger

Community Quotes

To speak of the Muslim world is not to endorse a totalitarian project, nor to bolster an Islamist narrative, nor to suggest that variety, plurality, and diversity are lacking in what Muslims think, believe, speak, and do as Muslims.

Quotes by Mehdi Hasan

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Quotes by Jim Inhofe

We started Vector with the goal of creating a development platform that would foster and bolster the micro space innovations currently underway and bring the promise of space-based technologies to a much larger pool of entrepreneurs who don't need to...

Quotes by Jim Cantrell

If Republicans are correct that lower rates spur economic growth, then lower rates on all income - made possible in part by raising capital-gains rates - should bolster economic growth across the economy.

Quotes by James B. Stewart

By facilitating a peace agreement and leading the reinvestment and reconstruction in Yemen, Saudi Arabia can turn around a failed state and bolster its standing as a global and regional leader.

Quotes by Jamal Khashoggi

Difficult Quotes

Artists know they need to have digital presences to build and bolster their fan base, and fans have exploited that fact.

Quotes by Elizabeth Flock

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these quotes use "bolster" in relation to institutions?
One quote argues that for the United Nations to survive, those who represent it "must bolster it," tying the word to active support and reinforcement of a shared institution.
What warning do these quotes give about bolstering nationalism?
One quote cautions that in its haste to bolster nationalism and its obsession with security, "Europe is losing its soul," linking the act of bolstering to a potential cost.
How does one quote connect bolstering to personal growth?
It describes opportunities in songwriting as having helped "bolster my guitar playing," showing how one skill can reinforce another over time.
What critique do these quotes make about how people bolster themselves?
One quote observes that insecure people sometimes bolster their own bodies by deeming others "less worthy, less capable and less employable," pointing to a harmful way people build themselves up.
What common thread runs through these different uses of "bolster"?
Across institutions, nations, skills, and self-image, each quote uses "bolster" to describe reinforcing something, whether constructive or at someone else's expense. Explore more on Community quotes for related themes of collective support.

Others turn inward, discussing how musicians bolster their craft or how insecurity leads people to put others down. Explore more in our Community quotes.