Resilience Quotes

"Fearlessness is not the absence of fear: It’s the mastery of fear. It’s about getting up one more time when we fall down."

- Arianna Huffington

"Pick Myself Up. Dust Myself Off. And Keep Going."

- Chilli

"No matter how often you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again."

- Bob Parr

"I’ve been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again."

- Magneto

"Not bad for an old man."

- Randy Couture

"Rise above chaos"

- brianman

"Flowers grow back even after the harshest winters, you will too."

- Jennae Cecilia

"We didn’t crumble after 9/11. We didn’t falter after the Boston Marathon. But we’re America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line."

- President Joe Biden

"We have seen the state of our union in the endurance of rescuers working past exhaustion. We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers in English, Hebrew, and Arabic. We have seen the decency of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of strangers their own."

- Former President George W. Bush

"We got buried under more rubble, and I remember saying to myself, you can't be lucky enough to survive it twice. And I started to pray. When the thing settled down, and the rubble stopped piling up on top of us, I was still alive."

- Frank Razzano, 9/11 Survivor

"The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead, we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom."

- Then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani

"You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lines. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise."

- Maya Angelou

"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise."

- Maya Angelou

"In all my work, in the movies I write, the lyrics, the poetry, the prose, the essays, I am saying that we may encounter many defeats – maybe it’s imperative that we encounter the defeats – but we are much stronger that we appear to be and maybe much better than we allow ourselves to be."

- Maya Angelou

"When things go wrong, don't go with them."

- Elvis Presley

"I admit that the slave does sometimes sing, dance and appear to be merry. But what does this prove? It only proves to my mind, that though slavery is armed with a thousand stings, it is not able entirely to kill the elastic spirit of the bondman."

- Frederick Douglass

"If you're too weak to handle failure and disappointment, then you're too weak to handle success, which will only end up damaging your life and happiness."

- Kevin Hart

"I did infer, however, that submitting to melancholy would undo the labors of those who had come before me, that I had an obligation to resist instead of giving in. I rose unsteadily to my feet, aware of my shackles, but determined to somehow overcome them."

- Jabari Asim

"To those who’ve survived: Breathe. That’s it. Once more. Good. You’re good. Even if you’re not, you’re alive. That is a victory."

- N. K. Jemisin

"It's not how hard you get hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

"Every small business is a story of risk, resilience, and the belief that something great can grow from something small."

"9/11 was a reminder that the world is unpredictable, fragile, and sometimes full of tragedy. It was also a reminder that we are resilient, brave, and united."

"Take a deep breath and remember: you’ve survived 100% of your worst days so far."

"Healing comes in waves, and maybe today the wave hits hard. But you’ll keep swimming."

"Shout out to all the people who haven’t felt okay recently, but are getting up every day and refusing to quit. Stay strong."

- Unknown

"The spirit of 9/11 is the spirit of courage, resilience, and unity."

"We have seen so much heartache, but we have also seen resilience, strength, and courage."

"In the face of adversity, we rise. In the face of fear, we stand together."

"Patriot Day reminds us that from the ashes of tragedy, we rise with renewed purpose and strength."

"Happy Saturday. You’ve survived so much—let today remind you what thriving feels like."

- Unknown