Quotes About Resilience

During the downward spirals, Hank would go to the brink, then pull himself back in the nick of time. He did it so many times that he probably made the fatal mistake of thinking he could always do it

If today brings no hope we should plan for tomorrow.

He will see that I am no coward. If he will call for rain then I will give him a tempest.

Kitty O'Kane dreamed of a kind husband and a just life; what she had was haddock water for supper and a dribble of her own blood, seen at close quarters, on the toe of her father's scuffed boot.

Colin Falconer

You couldn't live other people's lives?you could only fight for your own and struggle to survive.

I got very famous for a minute and then it just all went away, you know? And for the last 20 years - you've got to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and then go on your merry way and start again, in a sense, and that's what I've been doing.

Sometimes, when the world is falling apart around you, all that's left to do is dance, right?

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

Get mad, then get over it.

Perpetual Optimism is a Force Multiplier.

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.

If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.

You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.

Perpetual optimism is a force leveler

Fear and failure are always present. Accept them as part of life and learn how to manage these realities. Be scared, but keep going. Being scared is usually transient. It will pass. If you fail, fix the causes and keep going.

IT AIN'T AS BAD AS YOU THINK. IT WILL LOOK BETTER IN THE MORNING.

I get over it quickly and never lose control of myself.

You know what? You just suck it up and get started again. It's a new day in which to excel.

Miller's example of humane leadership that does not always go by the book was not lost on me. When they fall down, pick 'em up, dust 'em off, pat 'em on the back, and move 'em on.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it." Those words stayed with me.