Quotes About Resilience

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

In common with the rest of the world she was eager to grasp at any straw which might rehabilitate her dreams.

come abbiamo fatto a farla franca? Siamo scampati al suicidio, agli incidenti e alla malattia. Ti senti come un superstite. E, al contempo, capisci che bisogna vivere, lavorare e amare come mai prima d'ora.

De la difficulté naissent de belles choses.

Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don't expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is a sense of humor.

There's a way that the force of disappointment can be alchemized into something that will paradoxically renew you.

[Psychology] should be just as concerned with building strength as with repairing damage.

We have seen time gradually dispel every unfavorable foreboding and our Constitution surmount every adverse circumstance dreaded at the outset as beyond control.

Wherefore, O Christian, accept your destiny cheerfully, and form a steadfast resolution to bear unmurmuringly the bitterness of death. For it is a great merit to yield up one's life the life every man loves so well and submit with a ready and willing mind to the pangs of death.

there is much that you can do to protect yourself – and in doing so strengthen your nation.

then I'd worry that my coffee would be muddy and my croissants burnt and he'd only give me the baguettes with the misshaped ends. Life wouldn't be worth living.

Auf jeden Fall werde ich, oder wenigstens will ich, wenn nicht, dann doch, allerdings müsste ich, und kann nicht.

It was a bastard, life. It had the knack of throwing you a curve every now and then to keep you interested. To give you a reason to keep going. Then, just as you thought you had cracked it, you took delivery of a blow that was so severe you were amazed at how you could ever have survived it. But somehow you did, and somehow you carried on.

Maura had never dreamt that she could feel like she felt at this moment. She had indeed burnt her boats. But she smiled while she did it.

It's not what happens to you but how you deal with it.

Life is like a shit sandwich. The more bread you've got, the less shit you have to eat.

Something good always came out of tragedy. He had heard that many times and now he knew it was true. God had given him a second chance at life and he was going to grab it with both hands.

You just had to keep going, day by day.

It's what you do. Just keep trying, day by day, to sort everything out.

struggling. Eventually, after about five minutes,