Quotes about Resilience
No, the prayer is essential. I live on the prayers. They alone can strengthen me to fight despair and fatigue.
— Philip Yancey
Be careful," warned Nietzsche, "lest in fighting the dragon you become the dragon." I
— Philip Yancey
True followers of God quietly humble themselves and rise again courageously.
— Philip Yancey
We do not give up on the institution of family because of its imperfections-why give up on the church?
— Philip Yancey
The past must be remembered before it can be overcome.
— Philip Yancey
What counts is the way a person reacts in the face of suffering.
— Philip Yancey
It is not the same as optimism or wishful thinking, for these imply a denial of reality.
— Philip Yancey
The role of the doctor, nurse, social worker, minister, or loving friend is simply this: to keep the nutcracker of circumstances from destroying, and to help the sufferer see that even the worst hardships open up the potential for growth and development.
— Philip Yancey
There's something unique about having only God to lean on in times of trial.
— Philip Yancey
Faith like Job's cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken.
— Philip Yancey
He transforms pain, using it to teach and strengthen us, if we allow it to turn us toward him.
— Philip Yancey
the descendants of today's raped and mutilated victims will arise to seek vengeance on the avengers.
— Philip Yancey