Quotes About Resilience

determination and will power. That's a good thing for a man to have. It goes a long way in his life. The American people have a lot of it. They have proved that, all down through history, but they could do with a lot more of it.

Give up!" Grandpa barked. "Now I don't want to hear you say that. No, sir, that's the last thing I want to hear. Don't ever start anything you can't finish.

The bigger they are the harder they fall.

It's not good for a boy to want something with all his heart and then be disappointed. Things like that can hurt for a long time.

I've always figured that a man can do almost anything if he puts his mind to it and doesn't ever give up.

You think you have won, but you haven't. Although I can't get the coon, neither can you live, because I have cut off your breath of life.

It gives them determination and will power. That's a good thing for a man to have. It goes a long way in his life. The American people have a lot of it. They have proved that, all down through history, but they could do with a lot more of it.

Give it time, I thought. I grow on people; I'm like an industrial solvent, I'll wear you down...

By the age of twenty the distinctly Branwellian qualities would be developed from which he would never again shake himself free.

I was born to be a spinster, and, by God, I'm going to spin.

Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened.

There is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at with no result.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Danger: if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

Do you know why the nose of the bull dog is sloped backwards? So it can keep on breathing without ever letting go.

The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.

And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

Nations that went down fighting rose again, but those who surrendered tamely were finished.

Now that we have run out of money we have to think.

As one's fortunes are reduced, one spirit must expand to fill the void.