Quotes About Resilience

If it takes us 10 years to get into the shit, it will take us 20 to get out. And the journey starts NOW.

Mind you, if we we're talking about regeneration, we could go a step further and take a leaf out of the sponge book. There are sponges you can chop to pieces, whiz up in the blender, and then press through a sieve, but they'll still regenerate. Useful, maybe, I replied, but I think there is a limit to the amount of fun you could have as a sponge.

Remember, m'boy,' his old boss had said, eyes twinkling, 'that if anyone tries to get the better of you, stand up straight and say to yourself in an imperious air, 'I am the new Mrs. de Winter now!' You'll find it works wonders.

What do I do? Asked the princess. You keep your head down. She looked at me petulantly. Like hell I will. If we're going to die, I'm going down fighting, even if I'm terrible with a weapon. Fair enough, I said, handing her a cutlass. She swished it around. Pointy end toward the bad guy, right? Right.

That's the point about failure," I said. "It's an intrinsic part of success. You win some, then you lose some. But with experience and luck, you learn to lose less as the years go on.

Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough." I

I'm not ready for this!" I hissed. "I'm probably going to fall flat on my face!" " Probably has nothing to do with it; you shall. Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.

I don't back out of a long and happy make-believe union just when things start getting rocky

Always expect a kick in the teeth," said Millon, "so that when you get a slap in the chops, it seems like a triumph.

There are two schools of thought about the resilience of time. The first is that time is highly volatile, with every small event altering the possible outcome of the earth's future. The other view is that time is rigid, and no matter how hard you try, it will always spring back toward a determined present. Myself, I do not worry about such trivialities. I simply sell ties to anyone who wants to buy one... Tie seller in Victoria, June 1983

The only time we get to fight the powers of darkness is during one of the kingdom's frequent power cuts

I'm sorry," I said. "It's been a tough day, and my nerves are in shreds. I need to get home and have a long, hot bath and then a martini." Thursday5 thought for a moment. "After you've drunk the long, hot bath," she observed, "you'll never have room for the martini.

She] used to...insist that puddings at St Granata's be randomly laced with curry powder to 'better prepare us for life's inevitable disappointments.

Miralles) "No pude no fijarme en el hombre: una cicatriz le arrancaba en la sien, seguía por el pómulo, la mejilla y la mandíbula, bajaba por el cuello y se perdía por la pelambre que afloraba en su camisa gris, de franela.

La valía de un hombre se mide por la cantidad de enemigos que tiene.

I had stayed still and let the days pass, which is the best way to allow things in the real world to dissolve or break down, although they remain forever in our thoughts and in our knowledge, solid and putrid and stinking to high heaven. But that is bearable and we can live with it. Who doesn't carry something of that nature around with them?

Regard every "no" as a "not today" and a step closer to "yes.

When you ask how they are doing, they usually will say, "Great. Never better," which will make you feel like crap. That's just their game face; they are not doing any better than you are. You are the only person you need to please. If you stick with your plan, you will achieve success.

All jobs are temporary in the new economy—henceforth you always need to be looking for the next opportunity.

It's not the strongest of the species, nor the most intelligent, that survive; it's the one most responsive to change. —Charles Darwin

Namorita: Why are you horning in on my action? Orka's an Atlantean criminal. I had the situation perfectly under control. Nova: Yeah, I could tell that from the way you were hitting his fist with your face. -- New Warriors (Vol 2) #0

When the train begins to move they return to their Posts and their private sorrows.

Van bizonyos szakadt méltóság a magányos bukásban.

You will have to go slowly. You will have to learn everything all over again.