Quotes About Resilience

I came from poverty and was part of those circumstances.

For some reason, I had a responsibility to my family and the people who lived around me. I felt that I had to convey their dignity - the way they dealt with adversity and poverty - and their good humor.

And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well.

I've never experienced chronic poverty, but I know what it's like to live on £3 a week.

As writers, we don't just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience.

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.

The hard part that I had to go through in life, period, is living in poverty and not being able to get what I want.

I've still got family members living below the poverty line in New York.

What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

Every crisis offers you extra desired power.

Biology always beats will power.

Every day alive in the 'Power' world is a beautiful day.

Fear is a powerful beast. But we can learn to ride it.

Death can never kill an idea. Ideas are more powerful than death. Ideas outlive men and can never be destroyed.

There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.

After all, the ordinary hero hiding in each of us is often the most powerful catalyst for change.

Words are powerful. When I make mistakes I just try to come back and clarify what I meant.

I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.

I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

One isn't considered a bobsledder if he hasn't crashed.

It is important to have tough and strong players to win back the ball and give consistency to a team.

Every game is a different game and I have to find a way. I have to be consistent every night.

I'm a consistent little person.