Quotes About Resilience

Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.

Never let people see what you want, because they will not let you have it. Never let anybody see what you feel, because it gives them too much power. You're probably better off not showing weakness whenever you can avoid it, because they'll go for you.

Every day, we have to strive to be better people. Some days we give in to weakness, and sometimes we give in to strength.

The kind of music I'm dealing with is more a long-term music. Sometimes a little discourage runs along on your thought, but I am here to push it back. Discourage is a sign of weakness, and I don't like to be weak.

In politics, there is only one crime that is unforgivable - showing weakness.

I was constantly being told I shouldn't talk so much about how I was feeling. They seemed to think I was giving too much away to my competitors. Showing signs of weakness. But I've always thought that was rubbish.

I remember 'vulnerability' being an unattractive word for most of my life, and I resented it as a direction coming from a director just because it implied weakness so I get the job. But it is that humbling place that creates compassion.

In American culture at large, but especially in African American culture, it's a sign of weakness to ask for help.

When I was younger, I used to think that my unconventional upbringing was a weakness, but over the past few years, I've learnt to see it as one of my greatest strengths.

When you've displayed a weakness, you've displayed something a person can grab a hold of and attack you there. If you're not ashamed of it, who can make you feel bad about it? Nobody. If you make a mistake, at least you get to see them, identify them, acknowledge them and hopefully remedy them.

Me showing my emotions... it's not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of passion.

Showing your emotions is not a weakness.

Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track.

To all you men out there who want to use turning the other cheek as an excuse for your weakness... man up! Develop yourself to the point that you are powerful enough to face any conflict in your life head on and without trouble. Then, use your newfound confidence to avoid the conflict.

People with disabilities can grow up thinking they have a weakness because they are told,You will never do this properly; you will never walk properly or talk properly.' That's all they hear. But you have to look past that.

Sometimes, my weakness is where the strength really is, and it leads me to depend in the areas where I really should.

I have a lot of weakness in my core, so that's definitely something I'm improving on.

Everything affects you, and it doesn't measure how tough you are by being a rock and sitting by yourself. People need to talk. It's not a sign of weakness.

Being vulnerable is not a weakness.

Humor is not a sign of weakness. In fact, humor can be your greatest asset in the face of tragedy.

Like I always say, whatever is my weakness, I try to work on it and I try to get better at it.

You don't want to let on how hurt you are because some people will see that as a sign of weakness, they might use it against you.

Emotions are a source of power, and that's what science tells us. But many people I encounter have been led to think of emotions as a source of weakness.

I feel a lot stronger than I ever have done since I've had kids, because you have to be: you don't want them to see any weakness.