Quotes About Resilience

If you arrive at a concert ready to play your piece, that's not nearly good enough. You must have your music ready to the point where you can play it on a short rehearsal, after a long plane flight, on a strange piano, having had an unpleasant lunch, in an unfriendly atmosphere. You have to be so over-prepared that you can cope with anything.

When we're ready to do the dress rehearsal, we'll rehearse in the dark. No lights. The reason why I do that is because I don't want the band to rely on me for anything. 'Cause anything can happen - I might stop singing or unplug the mic, just so everybody knows: Keep going, no matter what.

There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.

I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.

When I took over in 2000, Odisha was in a terrible financial state due to various policies, some of them unpopular.

You have to build a team, but someone's got to lead, and someone's got to be unpopular at times.

Professors who hold unpopular positions or state inconvenient facts are now considered psychologically toxic.

I have a little experience in doing things that are unpopular.

In spite of what are unprecedented measures in scale and scope, I can't stand here and say I can save every single job, protect every single business or indeed every single charity. That's just simply not possible.

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy.

Threats I have faced are unprecedented.

There is a goodness about Yao that is unique, that never left him through all the pain and injuries and disappointments that accompanied his unprecedented accomplishments and successes.

If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it's completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.

It's important to remember that life is hectic and unpredictable.

You can have a plan, but you have to be flexible. Every day is unpredictable, and you just have to go with the flow.

Adaptability is a great asset to have because life is so unpredictable, and things can change overnight for any of us.

As the world we live in is so unpredictable, the ability to learn and to adapt to change is imperative, alongside creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Often the most unexpected, unpredictable moments in life are the ones that leave the biggest impression and that teach us to roll with the punches.

Let's face it: life, and the way skin reacts to it, can be unpredictable.

I am definitely still the same kid that I was picking up the guitar at 15. But, I have definitely learned to be more flexible and roll with the punches. It's such an unpredictable business to be in and it's insane how things change so last minute.

Sometimes it's good to be ready for the unpredictable. I'm glad that I can go through unpredictable situations. It's a good thing.