Quotes About Resilience

We have to keep company with supposedly bad characters if we are to survive and not succumb to mental atrophy. People of good character, so called, are the ones who end up boring us to death.

The biggest mistake you can make is listening to people who've given up on their dreams telling you to give up on yours.

There's such a buildup of crud in my oven, there's only room to bake a single cupcake.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Do not pity the dead, Harry.

The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor.

I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.

Run like hell and get the agony over with.

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

He who limps is still walking.

When you face adversity, you need to remind yourself that whatever is trying to defeat you could very well be what God will use to promote you.

If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.

In the measure to which a man cuts off and humbles his own will, he proceeds toward success. But insofar as he stubbornly guards his own will, so much does he brings harm to himself.

I believe that one of the characteristics of the human race, possibly the one that is primarily responsible for its course of evolution, is that it has grown by creatively responding to failure.

Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.

Never let the things you can't do, stop you from doing what you can.

Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.

Grow deep roots to harvest rich fruit! When your roots run deep, you cannot help but bear the fruit of the Spirit.

Don't give up. Keep going. there is always a chance that you stumble onto something terrific. I have never heard of anyone stumbling over anything while he was sitting down

If you've got faith and you believe in what you are living for, you can stand your ground when the Devil's at your door.

Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.

Through the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness.

Tragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles.