Quotes about Resilience

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

Relatively mild gusts of wind blow some trees down. Graceful palm trees, for example, are lovely to look at but will not stand up in a heavy wind because they are not well anchored.

When one door closes, another window opens.

When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines.

Winning isn't always championships.

I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong religious background as well.

Thinking of the dismissal by Leicester, the first thing that comes to mind is a sense of surprise even more than of bitterness.

I'm a man who has failed in many areas, but the one thing I don't want to do is quit.

I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when I didn't write. I started again at 16 and have no idea why, but it was suddenly the only thing I wanted to do.