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Quotes About Resilience

To nie ba??, to ?ycie, Parszywe, zÅ'e, ci??kie, nie szczÄ™dzÄ…ce pomyÅ'ek, krzywd, ?alu, rozczarowaÅ" i nieszcz???, nie szczÄ™dzÄ…ce ich nikomu, ani wied?minowi, ani królowym. (...) to nie ba??, ale ?ycie, które sami musimy zapeÅ'nia? sobie momentami szcz??cia, bo na los i jego uÅ›miechy liczy?, jak wiesz, nie mo?na.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
The challenge you have in front of you is the same one we face: to survive and stay alive. In order for this noble mission to continue. Or live an ordinary life, but so as not to be ashamed at the hour of death.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
For whoever doesn't overcome the cowardice inside themselves will die of fear to the end of their days.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Non potremo fare molto più di quanto ci sarà consentito. Ma cercheremo tutti di far sì che non sia molto meno.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
It's not so ordinary, Yurga. I've been left… in similar situations… Like a dog…
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
But am I suitable? Will I find sufficient strength of character to rid myself of my grudges against the people who took Ciri from me, cruelly beat a man who is dear to me, and packed—" "I am certain," the she-elf interrupted, "that you will find sufficient strength of character, Yennefer. I
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
But am I suitable? Will I find sufficient strength of character to rid myself of my grudges against the people who took Ciri from me, cruelly beat a man who is dear to me, and packed—" "I am certain," the she-elf interrupted, "that you will find sufficient strength of character, Yennefer.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
No one wants to suffer. But yet it is our lot. And some suffer more. Not necessarily by choice. The point is not the bearing of suffering. The point is how it is borne.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
I manage because I have to. Because I've no other way out. Because I've overcome the vanity and pride of being different, I've understood that they are a pitiful defense against being different. Because I've understood that the sun shines differently when something changes. The sun shines differently, but it will continue to shine, and jumping at it with a hoe isn't going to do anything.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
?ycie albo ?mier?, chcecie zdycha?, to zdychajcie.
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
Czasami my?la?em o ludziach, którzy to wszystko zaczynaj?. Wstaj? rano, maj? odwag? i si??, a potem patrz?, jak to, czego dokonali, rozpada si?. I znowu zaczynaj? wszystko od pocz?tku. Jakby byli g?upi albo bohaterscy. W ka?dym razie niezniszczalni. Podziwia?em ich.
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
Z powrotem jechali szybko, lecz pewnie. Gacek pi? z butelki i trze?wia? za ka?dym ?ykiem.
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
Dlaczego kraj, który i tak ma nieustannie przesrane – bo a to Ruscy, a to Niemcy, a to Tatarzy, a to w?asna szlachta, a to w?asna g?upota – dodatkowo straumatyzowano najwi?ksz? tragedi? ostatnich stuleci?!
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
?e jutro te? jest dzie?, to mo?e brzmie? pocieszaj?co dla g?upków. Dla zwolenników zdrowej ?ywno?ci, ale nie dla ludzi powa?nych. Dla tych, co pal?, pij? i czuwaj? po nocach. Czuwaj? wbrew ogólnemu przekonaniu, ?e nie ma na co czeka?. Bo mo?e i nie ma. Ale nie jest to powód, by nie czuwa?…
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
Nic tak nie przywraca ch?ci do ?ycia jak spierdolone samobójstwo.
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
le village de Sfîntu Gheorghe possédait en lui une sorte d'héroïsme résigné. Soumis aux éléments, plein de précarité, condamné à l'oubli, il se blottissait contre la terre ferme, tel un nid d'hirondelles. (p. 227)
~ Andrzej Stasiuk
perserverence w/o exception
~ Andy Andrews
Every man of character will have that character questioned. Every man of honor and courage will be faced with unjust criticism, but never forget that unjust criticism has no impact whatsoever upon the truth. And the only sure way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and be nothing.
~ Andy Andrews
What would you think if I told you that, yes, your bad choices and decisions have had a part in your ending up under this pier, but beyond that, under this pier is exactly where you should be in order for a future to occur that you can't even imagine at this point?
~ Andy Andrews
Does adversity build character? . . . It does not. Almost all people can stand adversity of one sort or another. If you want to test a person's character, give him power.
~ Andy Andrews
Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.
~ Andy Andrews
Every single day for the rest of your life, somebody is going to push you in the pool. And you'd better decide now how you're going to act when it happens>
~ Andy Andrews
Failure exists only for the person who quits. I do not quit.
~ Andy Andrews
Their leader had no real knowledge of warfare or tactics. I was only a stubborn man and that was my greatest advantage in this fight.
~ Andy Andrews