Quotes about Resilience

The art of life is not controlling what happens, it's using what happens.

Laughter is a rescue.

I'm beginning to realize the pleasure of being a nothing-to-lose, take-no-shit older woman.

She found value in conflict, no matter what. "The purpose of ass-kicking is not that your ass gets kicked at the right time or for the right reason," she often explained. "It's to keep your ass sensitive.

I thank him for surviving—and teaching.

The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight.

You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

You have not failed until you quit trying.

Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.

Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.

You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.