Quotes about Resilience
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory." Matthew 12:20
— Thomas Watson
Every cross, to a child of God, is like Paul's cross wind, which, though it broke the ship, it brought Paul to shore upon the broken pieces.
— Thomas Watson
The ship which lies at anchor may sometimes be a little shaken—but never sinks; flesh and blood may have its fears and disquiets—but grace keeps them afloat. A Christian, having cast anchor in heaven, his heart never sinks.
— Thomas Watson
Affliction may leap on us as the viper did on Paul, but at last it shall be shaken off.
— Thomas Watson
After a bitter pill, God gives sugar.
— Thomas Watson
You can be discouraged by failure--or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success. On the far side.
— Thomas Watson Sr.
There's no time for being babies or being scared. If you're scared, go to church.
— Stephen Jackson
For me, beauty is me at the top of my game, going as hard as I can, without fear of what anyone else thinks. Believing in yourself when nobody else is believing in you is half the battle about anything.
— Shonda Rhimes
You have to do a good job controlling the things you can control for performance and not get distracted by all the noise.
— Tim Henman
In high school, I got smacked and kicked around. Two bloody noses. It was horrible.
— Steven Spielberg
Nothing made by brute force lasts.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
I can't really worry about nuclear war any more than I can worry about the aliens coming.
— Kamasi Washington