Quotes About Resilience

This, then, was the Drake Passage, the most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe—and rightly so. Here nature has been given a proving ground on which to demonstrate what she can do if left alone. The

And all the defenses they had so carefully constructed to prevent hope from entering their minds collapsed.

O iron nerve to true occasion true,O fall'n at length, that tower of strengthWhich stood four-square to all the winds that blew.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of themVolley'd and thunder'd.

The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.

Fainthearted animals move about in herds. The lion walks alone in the desert. Let the poet always walk thus.

Perhaps the strength of American society in 1918 was only the brief by-product of the war spirit. In the next year or so race riots, bombings, and a hysterical red scare would give proof that Americans were not always filled with mutual love and respect, but for that moment in fall 1918, when everyone in the nation had a fever and aching muscles or personally knew someone who had, Americans did by and large act as if they were all, if not brothers and sisters, at least cousins.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.

It was clear, however, that the woman had in herself some secret source of joy, that she was now an aggressive, positive force, sure of herself, and apparently afraid of nothing in heaven or hell.

Our only chance is to keep perfectly still. Our insignificance perhaps may save us.

Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all.

Poor splendid wings so frayed and soiled and torn!

In a land of sand and ruin and gold There shone one woman, and none but she

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.

One who cannot benefit by patience will die in grief.

When you get ill do not get nervous about it and try as much as possible to be hopeful.

If the right usurped from us is given back to us we shall take it, otherwise we shall go on claiming it.

Overlook and forgive the weaknesses of the generous people because if they fall down, God will help them.

If poverty was a man, I would have slain him.

Walk with your sickness,it wont walk you.

embrase imperfection

I was brought up to believe that there is no such thing as failure as long as I'm trying my best. So I've had a 'blood, guts and glory' approach through my whole life.