“The old man and the sea is a story about the triumph of the human spirit.”
"Courage is grace under pressure."
- Ernest Hemingway
Courage
"The world breaks everyone and afterward some are strong at the broken places."
- Ernest Hemingway
Strength
"As a writer, you should not judge. You should understand."
- Ernest Hemingway
Creativity
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."
- Ernest Hemingway
Personal Growth
"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another."
- Ernest Hemingway
Reflection
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience