Quotes About Resilience

I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he's going to write poetry or songs.

Obviously one of the things that poets from Northern Ireland and beyond - had to try to make sense of was what was happening on a day-to-day political level.

The point of human evolution is adapting to circumstance. Not letting go of the old, but adapting it, is necessary.

No matter where you are, what point in your life you're at, it's not the end.

I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a control freak, it's hard.

You finish the damn match, point blank, period. That's it, and I always finish, even if I'm finishing on my back.

I was paralyzed for so long by people's opinions. I would be devastated to the point where I didn't know if I could make it through the day.

There comes a point in everybody's life where you either learn to handle things or you get handled.

I've never seen a low point. I like to believe that they don't exist.

You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.

My whole life, I've felt like I can do anything on the basketball court, from playing point guard in high school to having to play center one year in high school, doing everything in college and going through different roles in Philadelphia.

Every team I play, I'm playing them like we playing the Golden State when they had Kevin Durant. Every point guard I play, I'm playing Steph Curry. Every shooting guard I'm playing, I'm playing James Harden. Every three-man I'm playing, I'm playing LeBron and KD.

Most people don't know I like to block shots. I'm going to be a big point guard out there. So just come in and prove myself. Just show why I belong on this stage.

I think I have what a New York City point guard is made of: toughness, a lot of heart, and the ability to be a leader.

From my point of view, a lot of the things that we've done over our entire career have always been a big failure because it was never the way that I planned it. But then there's always upsides with it that turn out to be better or greater than the original plan.

I can remember feeling very angry, and saying no! I can do it myself! From that point of view it was very emotional for me to get myself to the point to sit in the chair and be 'up'.

I could have become a distraction, pointed fingers, complained, or I could have just worked hard and been prepared, knowing I'm one play from getting in. And that's the road I've taken.

Over all life is what it is and regretting is a pointless thing.

When I first came to Chelsea, I couldn't kick the ball, and it was pointless, me playing, really. But I tried to play through the pain for the manager who bought me.

Then, in high school, I had a kind of mental breakdown; I didn't want to go to school anymore. It felt pointless. It was around the same time that I became really interested in music.

Once you are on court, it doesn't matter the way you look. It doesn't help you win points.

I die really well, by the way. It's one of my strong points. I just take a bullet well.

We must go to the pitch without any fear. We have to try to compete for three points against every opponent. To do that, we must have courage and be strong.

There are so many low points with stand-up. You are perpetually humiliated, so it doesn't really matter anymore. I don't have any dignity left to lose. An audience can't hurt you anymore when you've been completely dismantled.