Resilience Quotes

"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

- Bob Parris

"Tough times don’t last, tough teams do."

- Robert Schuller

"It’s not about reducing pressure it’s about building the capacity to embrace more."

- Jonah Oliver

"They remind me that the damage life has inflicted on me has, in many places, left me stronger and more resilient. What hurt me in the past has actually made me better equipped to face the present."

- Steve Goodier

"Recovery is full of ups and downs. There is no such thing as a linear life. But you can always turn your setbacks into setups to come back stronger."

- Brittany Burgunder

"One thing I have come to notice in my life is that recovery for me has not been linear. It’s more two steps forward, three back, five forward, two back, so I’m always improving but there are setbacks within the improvement."

- Jonathan van Ness

"I need to remember that I am capable of doing hard things because I’ve faced challenges before and emerged stronger each time. Those emotions and feelings that seem overwhelming now are not new; I’ve navigated them successfully in the past."

- @ozo.art

"Each time I overcame those feelings, I built resilience and learned valuable lessons about myself. I trust in my ability to endure and grow, knowing that I’ve done it before and can do it again."

- @ozo.art

"Each breath can symbolize resilience and determination—the choice to keep moving forward, even when it feels difficult."

- Morgan Harper Nichols

"It’s natural to feel lost and overwhelmed. Rest and trust are essential, even when progress isn’t visible. We still moved forward despite weariness."

- Morgan Harper Nichols

"The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance."

- Jodi Picoult

"Whenever I get into a tough situation…I think of growing up, and I say, ‘This situation won’t be the worst one I’ve ever been in."

- Billy Wagner

"Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing, in the end, can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can’t go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does."

- Margaret Atwood

"Do not feel sad for your tears, as rocks never regret the waterfalls."

- Munia Khan

"Always be like water. Float in the times of pain or dance like waves along with the wind which touches its surface."

- Santosh Kalwar

"Truth crushed to earth shall rise again."

- William Cullen Bryant

"Every time we go out and race we defy what our body says we should do. Our body screams at us to stop, yet we keep going. We endure and conquer every pain, every doubt that we have. If we apply that same mentality to life, we can overcome any obstacle."

- Kellyn Taylor

"You’re running on guts. On fumes. Your muscles twitch. You throw up. You’re delirious. But you keep running because there’s no way out of this hell you’re in because there’s no way you’re not crossing the finish line. It’s a misery that non-runners don’t understand."

- Martine Costello

"You can’t break a man the way you break a dog, or a horse. The harder you beat a man, the taller he stands."

- The Jackal

"Sensitivity is often treated like a problem to be fixed. But being sensitive doesn’t mean you’re weak or easily breakable. It means you feel and experience things on a deep level… including other people’s bullshit."

- Jenn Granneman

"Sensitive people are often misunderstood as fragile, when in reality they possess an incredible strength and resilience. Their ability to feel deeply, reflect, and overcome life’s challenges is a testament to their true inner power."

- Jenn Granneman

"'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong."

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation."

- Dalai Lama

"“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”"

- Maya Angelou

"Your resilience is admirable — but you don’t have to weather every storm on your own. I’m here to work through this together."

"On those really difficult days when it seems impossible to go on and you feel like giving up, just remind yourself that you’ve been there before and you’ve survived every time, so you can survive this time, too."

"And down the waterfall, whenever it may take me, I know that life won't break me."

"Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."

"Take a Deep Breath and Try Again"

"To a daughter who embodies grace and resilience, may your birthday be as splendid as the path you've carved for yourself. Here's to flourishing in the year ahead!"