Quotes About Resilience

Tools that look glossy but shatter under stress are not good long-term value. Unix

I remember everything but forgive anyway.

How did I get to be a grown-up? At times, I find myself still sitting on the hillside, plotting revenge against the adult world.

I've not ceased being fearful, I've gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: turn back, turn back, you'll die if you go too far.

These bits speak history's tattered tale. How we cling to scraps, shards, sea glass- because we cannot stay.

At thirty-nine, I learned how to change a tyre, how to shovel snow, how to stack wood. I learned how to meet a deadline without a shoulder to whine on. I became obsessed with firewood. If only there was alsways a fire in the fireplace, I knew that everything would be all right. (Prometheus must have been a women. I reverted to my ancient nature: inventing fire all day, having my liver plucked out all night.)

When one follows the path with heart, one often bleeds. (But what is the alternative—a cauterized core?)

The witch is not dead; she is merely hibernating. And witch-hunting itself is hardly dead; it is merely waiting to be born again under a different name.

Women are the only exploited.....

Both dogs and people are nicer after hitting bottom.

Jews are made by the existence of anti-semitism....

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.

Well, if you ever decide to try, just concentrate. And don't let anyone tell you you can't do it. -Mrs Peachtree

It doesn't matter,' Monsieur Ibrahim said. 'Your love for her belongs to you. It is yours. Even if she refuses it, she cannot change it. She isn't benefiting from it, that's all. What you give, Momo, is yours forever. What you keep is lost for all time!

Nessuno può evitare di soffrire.

La felicità non consiste nel mettersi al riparo dalla sofferenza, ma di integrarla al tessuto della nostra esistenza.

Yer deÄŸiÅŸtirmelerim izimi kaybetmemi saÄŸl?yordu. Her bir görev, özümlemem gereken yeni yeni öÄŸeler ortaya ç?kartarak, geçmiÅŸimi unutmam? saÄŸl?yordu; yeni durumlar sayesinde, içimdeki deÄŸil, yaln?zca benim d???mdaki sorunlarla mücadele ediyordum.

Mi-am ratat întotdeauna sinuciderile. Ca s? fiu mai exact, am ratat întotdeauna totul : È™i viaÈ›a, È™i sinuciderile. Ceea ce e dureros în cazul meu e c?-mi dau seama de asta.

Bense bundan bile daha az?yd?m. Ginza'daki fareden ya da Åžincuku'daki kargadan bile daha az?. Her ÅŸeyimi kaybetmiÅŸtim - ev, statü, iÅŸ, onur, haysiyet - özgürlüÄŸümden baÅŸka her ÅŸeyi. Zaten neyin özgürlüÄŸü? Çabuk bir ölüm ya da g?d?m g?d?m felaket aras?ndaki seçim özgürlüÄŸü.

jest jeszcze przeszkoda psychiczna: nie mam woli. - Nieprawda. Masz du?o woli. - Tak? - Tak, znajdujesz tysiÄ…c powodów, ?eby unikn?? tego, co postanowiÅ'eÅ›. W rzeczywistoÅ›ci masz blokadÄ™ woli, ale to zÅ'a wola. Szkoda, bo Å›cie?ka, którÄ… mo?na wej?? na szczyt, jest tÄ… samÄ…, którÄ… siÄ™ z niego schodzi.

Vous aviez pratiqué l'exercice requis, je m'en suis rendu compte, car, malgré votre humeur de putois, votre souplesse s'était améliorée.

Te-mpaci cu eÅŸecul? — M?-mpac cu lupta neîncetat?. Dup? mine, victoria const? chiar în lupt?, nu în deznod?mântul ei. F?r? s?-mi uit scopul, renunÅ£ la iluzia de a câÅŸtiga.

Happiness isn't about hiding from suffering, but about integrating it into the fabric of our existence.

As a child, every human being passes through a state of powerlessness, and truth is one of the strongest weapons of those who have no power.