Quotes About Resilience

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can't escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other

His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate. He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.

If you are really one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward.

Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.

When her body first hit the net, all I registered was a gray blur. I pulled her across it and her hand was small, but warm, and then she stood before me, short and thin and plain and in all ways unremarkable- except that she had jumped first. The stiff had jumped first. Even I didn't jump first. Her eyes were so stern, so insistent. Beautiful.

Sometimes I still forget to look for the gentler parts of her. For so long all I saw was the strength, standing out like the wiry muscles in her arms or the black ink marking her collarbone with flight.

Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating.

[S]o you plant your own garden and nourish your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers....

The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced.

In life, there are no mistakes, only lessons.

Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor's cup. And he learned too late when the night came down, How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tint of the clouds of doubt. And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar. So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit. And that's worth thinking about.

One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping-stone to something better…" ~Harland "The Colonel" Sanders

They fall and endure. They live.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Danger is the father of preparation.

You must, however, not lose your sense of humor, which is also a great item in your success. Sense of humor is the counterweight for your misfortunes which you will meet from time to time, from the smallest to the biggest ... If you take anything seriously without any sense of humor and you should happen to fail, it will be the beginning of your downfall.

Serious difficulties don't vanish by themselves, they are standing around your bed when you open your eyes the next morning.

Courage comes and goes. Hold on for the next supply.

There is a need for heroism in American life today.

Maybe your nerves aren't as frayed as ours.

Eighty percent of American forces contracted dysentery in another siege, but they kept fighting. Some had to go into combat with the backsides of their pants cut away.

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