Quotes About Resilience

Unless we are willing to escape into sentimentality or fantasy, often the best we can do with catastrophes, even our own, is to find out exactly what happened and restore some of the missing parts.

I knew that, when needed, mountains would move for me.

It is very important to a lot of people to make unmistakably clear to themselves and to the universe that they love the universe but are not intimidated by it and will not be shaken by it, no matter what it has in store. Moreover, they demand something from themselves early in life that can be taken ever after as a demonstration of this abiding feeling.

Harsh words live in the dungeon of the heart

Some people grow up at 15, some at 38. It is more painful at 38.

I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God has given us, to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalog of human crime. You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word. Victory, victory at all costs; victory in spite of all terror; victory however long and hard the road may be.

Lord." Trustin' was de only hope of de poor black critters in dem days. Us just prayed for strength to endure it to de end. We didn't 'spect nothin' but to stay in bondage till we died. I

Ole Massa always see that we get plenty to eat. O' course it was no fancy rations. Just corn bread, milk, fat meat, and 'lasses, but the Lord knows that was lots more than other poor niggers got. Some of them had such bad masters. Us poor niggers never allowed to learn anything. All the readin' they ever hear was when they was carried through the big Bible. The massa say that keep the slaves in they places.

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.

A hungry dog hunts best. A hungrier dog hunts even better.

The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.

Now everything was going to be impossible, but better.

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.

Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on.

No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities — always see them, for they're always there.

The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

It's always too early to quit.

It's always to soon to quit!

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.