Quotes About Resilience

You won't find magic potions here. No matter how enticing they may seem, promises of quick fixes mostly set us up for failure and do more to deter us than empower us.

when life throws you a curveball, you will end up saying, "God, what are You doing to me?" We end up blaming God, as opposed to allowing the goodness of God to navigate us through the situation.

Yo, Kyle," said Miguel. "Exactly how many board games have you played?" "Enough to know that you don't ever quit until somebody else actually wins.

If you've never failed…," said Orville. "…you've never tried anything new

sometimes you learn more from losing than you do from winning. When you lose, you learn how to keep going.

Arturo Zamora. The Stars Beneath Our Feet.

Hey, Kyle—when you're playing a game like Sorry and you get bumped back three spaces, do you usually quit?" "No. If I get bumped, I play harder because I know I need to find a way to get back those three spaces and pull ahead of the pack.

Or as Thomas Edison put it, "Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

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Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Chris Grabenstein

We all make mistakes. That's why your pencil has an eraser. - John Ceepak

Chris Grabenstein

Chris Grabenstein

Time to embrace the suck, as his soldier friends say.

If any of this breaks your heart, it was probably already a little broken to begin with.

Lasting happiness is the offspring of endurance.

It hurts, because we wanted a different outcome, but then we make it hurt even worse by creating a narrative around what happened. So, instead of creating that debilitating narrative, I think we're better served realizing that now, we have an opportunity to pivot - to take our life in a different direction.

I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing.

I remember listening to the radio as a kid and finding that the songs always made me feel more peaceful. Funny, but the more hurtin' the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin' the blues myself, but I'm writing them for other people who have a hard life.

Stroll on. When the going gets tough, the postmodern analyst goes shopping.

Sometimes, our fates are no longer ours to decide, and we can only grip our fists until our knuckles turn white and hang on for the rest of the ride.

am not a well-schooled woman. Instead, I have learned my lessons from experience, mistakes, and the heat of battle. If ever there was a shining alumnus from the school of hard knocks, it is I. My diploma can be found, printed in black and blue, at points of varying interest from head to toe.

Inspired Grab 'em by the... Is not what leaders say Leaders lead by example And your example is one of hate But we are inspired Inspired to rise above you To stand when others bow To kneel when others don't And to show the whole world now That hate won't have the final say