Quotes About Resilience

He has a clear-cut, black and white mind, with an exact knowledge of his own feeling—and a complete disregard for outside pressure.

Ik bewonderde Elsa Greer omdat ze durf had, omdat ze vechten kon, omdat ze standhield tegen haar kwelgeesten en zich nooit liet intimideren! Maar Caroline Crale bewonderde ik omdat ze niet vocht, omdat ze zich terug trok in haar wereld van getemperd licht en halftinten. Men heeft haar nooit kunnen verslaan, omdat ze ook nooit gestreden heeft.

And you must remember that anyone who's mentally unhinged has a good deal of unsuspected strength.

Stress is poison.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

Of all the pitfalls in our paths and the tremendous delays and wanderings off the track I want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistakes, all that seems like error is not error; and it all has to be done. That which seems like a false step is the next step.

I am become a hard, thankless, graceless girl, and it was the only way I could do it.

Hade hon varit uppriktig hade hon sagt att hon ville slippa leva. Inte direkt dö, bara slippa leva.

Hélas, la vie calme et tranquille que je m'étais imaginée s'est très vite transformée en enfer.

Il pericolo era grande, ma eravamo pronti a rischiare e nascondemmo il bambino dentro una cassa. Di notte toglievamo il coperchio per dargli da bere e da mangiare. Durante quell'autunno il pensiero di avere un bambino nella baracca cambiò la nostra vita: facevamo a gara a chi gli avrebbe dato la propria razione. Ciascuno di noi lottava per offrirgliela.

I watch and listen, helpless to help. There is no point in saying 'This, too, shall pass.' For a time, we do not even want it to pass. We hold on to grief, fearing that its lifting will be the final betrayal.

I watch and listen, helpless to help. There is no point in saying "This, too, shall pass," For a time we do not even want it to pass. We hold on to grief, fearing that its lifting will be the final betrayal.

And Egypt?What is Egypt's strength? Her resilience? Her ability to Her ability to absorb people and events into the pores of her being? Is that true or is it just a consolation? A shifting of responsibility? And if it is true, how much can she absorb and still remain Egypt?

He stands his ground but she can see him collapse. He looks like a man in a film the moment after he's been shot and before he falls to the ground -

What's twenty years, fifty years in the life of Egypt? As long as some of us hold on and do what we can.

At the end of the day everybody is doing what they can to get by

Lord save me from this abomination that I have to face in the mirror each and everyday

One can't get upset at the dying fields when he is constantly warring with the rain clouds

We suffer not because suffering is inevitable. Suffering is inevitable when you keep trying to suppress those feelings you're afraid of. Feelings you labelled as 'bad' and believe you should have never had them in the first place. You'll never get out of this rut lest you learn to sit with the feeling no matter how horrible it feels. Give it (the feeling) the acceptance it deserves and illusion of suffering is reveled

You can kill the poet but never his rhyme

Arday kastaa waa inuu laba mid uun doortaa, xanuunka edbinta nafta, ama xanuunka qoomamaynta wakhtiyadii uu daayacay.

Ceeb maaha inad imtixaan dhacdo, balse waxa ceeb ah ku qanaca caadeysiga dhicitaanka joogtada ah.

Si aad u hesho wax aaney qayrkaa heli doonin mustaqbalka, samee wax ka duwan waxa ay sameeyaan.

Trees make me believe that we can also renew and reshape our lives, no matter what we face life.