Resilience Quotes

""I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.""

- Miguel Indurain

"The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows - a wall against the wind."

- Frank Herbert

"“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”"

- Ernest Hemingway

"People are at their best when they are challenged. If we don't challenge ourselves, nature has a way of giving us challenges anyway. There is great value in our struggles, and human nature has shown us that we only value the things we struggle to achieve."

- Thomas Frey

"Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number-one way to replenish your resilience reserves."

- Sam Owen

"There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful the experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster."

- 14th Dalai Lama

"My strength did not come from lifting weights. My strength came from lifting myself up when I was knocked down."

- Bob Moore

"The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person."

- Rita Mero

"An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you."

- Goi Nasu

"When someone tells me 'no,' it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them."

- Karen E. Quinones Miller

"You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."

- Maya Angelou

"Juneteenth was a promise that was broken. Reconstruction failed and this country has continued to wage war on the Black body. Juneteenth also embodies the resilience of Black people. Even in the face of a broken system, we choose to find joy in resistance and celebrate in community."

- Obrian Rosario

"Movements don’t die because struggle doesn’t die."

- Harry Belafonte

"I break chains all by myself."

- Beyoncé

"I am not broken, I'm not crying, I'm not crying."

- Beyoncé

"When darkness branches to your soul, light still finds a way to rise."

- Angie Weiland-Crosby

"The soul welcomes the bluest night, aware that light will return."

- Angie Weiland-Crosby

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths."

- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming."

- Helen Keller

"We are pow­er­ful because we have sur­vived, and that is what it is all about- sur­vival and growth."

- Audre Lorde

"You can fall, but you can rise also."

- Angelique Kidjo

"A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters."

- Barbara Corcoran

"Even on the toughest days, remember that you are capable of overcoming any challenge. Keep going and stay strong. Good afternoon!"

"You are stronger than you think and more resilient than you realize. Keep going, keep growing. Good afternoon, and keep shining!"

"Turn The Pain Into Power"

"A snowflake's journey from heaven to earth symbolizes resilience; may we learn from it this Christmas!"

"The pain/grief never goes away. You just grow stronger around it."

"The scars are a testament to the love and the relationship that I had for and with that person."

"You have been so strong and incredible this year. Today is the day to relax and have some fun. Happy birthday!"

"Life has thrown so many obstacles your way, that you have so not deserved, but I hope today you get the chance to have some fun and celebrate your birthday. Sending so much love."