Quotes About Resilience

Even on cloudy days the sun waits to break through.

What brings us together as Americans is so much stronger than anything that can tear us apart.

No one's going to take our democracy away from us, not now, not ever. America's come too far. America's fought too many battles. America's endured too much to ever let that happen.

We the people will not be silenced. We the people will not be bullied. We the people will not surrender.

Some people say we are on the verge of the second Civil War. And it may be so. But even on the darkest days, cheerfulness kept breaking in.

Few minds wear out; more rust out.

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

A bare tree stands with roots on both ends in December days.

United wishes and goodwill cannot overcome brute facts.

Every truth bends and reshapes itself or is reshaped by other forces.

Every cloud has a silver lining and every plate of vegetable soup is filled with vegetables.

It used to take me all vacation to grow a new hide in place of the one they flogged off me during the school term.

Virtue, as understood by the world, is a constant struggle against the laws of nature.

Being without food, fearful for one's life, the bombings — all made me so appreciative of safety, of liberty.

Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot; Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not, We'll weather the weather whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not.

Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does not involve nuclear weapons. Oh, I know you've seen advertisements for lawn products that are supposed to kill crabgrass, but don't believe them. Crabgrass thrives on these products.

Upon my lawn, I know not why, the dandelions thrive; the grass may all curl up and die, but they'll remain alive. I've tried about a million plans, to have the vile things slain; and all the schemes were also-rans, and all my efforts vain.

Rain and wind speak more than just water and air— Rain patters hope Wind whispers let go...

Wind tries to show Tree how to run wild. Tree: "I cannot leave this place." Wind: "Then let's dance."

Lord, give me coffee to change the things I can change, and wine to accept the things that I can't.

Fire tests metal, wine tests men.

A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.

Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail.

Winter starves our bellies but nourishes our souls.