Quotes About Endurance

And just as it is the nature of men and women to build, it is also in our nature to begin again after disaster. This I know, too.

Wars begin and wars end. There will be peace again. We only need to hold on to who we are, deep within, so that we'll recognize ourselves on the other side when it's over.

Sometimes it's not about right and wrong but now and later. Right now, we are having to put up with a difficult situation that we don't deserve, and it's not right. But later, when the war is over, we'll remember that we didn't let it break us. . . .

That makes it survival. That is what you do in war. You find a way to survive.

Books cannot be killed by fire," he declared. "People die, but books never die.

Many people who collect orchids designate an orchid heir in their wills, because they know the plants will outlast them.

It had raged for seven hours and thirty-eight minutes.

It was like everyone shared the same great realization: the libraries have persisted, and they have grown, and they will certainly endure.

I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.

as unlikely as it may sound, in fact this sorrow is the gateway to lasting happiness, the kind that can never be taken from you.

Do you view your relationship as something to be endured for the sake of the kids, or because you don't want to be alone, or because you don't think you could do better?  Or do you view your relationship, even with its imperfections, as a worthwhile work in progress?  How would your view influence how you interact with your partner, what you do, what you say?  What results would those interactions produce?

Wasn't it heroic enough, just staying alive when life got this hard?

Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stronger.

I know you got your heart broken but I know the heart can heal, too. And I know what it feels like to love again. I love you so much, I can't sleep at night. Sometimes I forget to breathe. And in a hundred years, that's never going to change.

Knowing the price and choosing to pay it and keep on paying it, over and over again—that's what makes him invincible.

Susan Wojciechowski

He has lost so much that was precious. But he has retained what matters most: the girl who just might

I told her once I wasn't good at anything. She told me survival is a talent.

And I'd said, wouldn't it be easier if you just hit me once in the face, and got it over with?

An ox is born and bred to carry our burdens. A saint is like an ox.

What else could a person do, she thought, staring hard at the darkness, but try to be happy? However confused and wrong-looking the attempt might be. And then whatever happens afterward all you could do was bear it, because whatever you could not bear you had to carry.

You automatically lose when you give up.

Relentless repetition was usually needed when dealing with alcohol and idiots.

God knows without hope, very few could survive.