Resilience Quotes

"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." "Pressure makes diamonds " "Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore." "Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health" "The only thing we can depend on from life is that it will surprise us." "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America" "If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life" "I’m like a bumper car. If I hit a wall, I’m backing up and going in another direction" "Don’t take your toys inside just because it’s raining" "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional" "Remember before anything else that you're a person. A winning person is able to fight through obstacles, to keep going when life gets tough." "Sometimes you have to be a little bit wicked because it lets the light in." "I've been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape." "We are all routinely encouraged to become cynical, despairing and bitter; the trick is to tell the truth without falling into these traps." "Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure." "Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg." "The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat." "He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill Our antagonist is our helper" "I am an optimist, even though I am not daunted by the contradictions and the nightmare future that is emerging." "Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope even the ruins to which it clings"