Quotes about Resilience

Failure is not in losing, but in no longer believing that winning is worthwhile.

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.

Seeds of discouragement will not grow in the thankful heart.

Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you.

Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot; it regards problems, large or small, as opportunities; it pushes ahead when it would be easy to quit; it "lights the candle" instead of "cursing the darkness."

The only failure is not to try.

People will try to pull you down, but you need to fight the negativity in your life. It's always good to stay positive and think positive.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Our cellar home had a kitchen and a combination bedroom and half bath, which meant we had a sink next to the bed. We had no refrigerator, no shower or tub, and no privacy. My parents shared the bedroom with my sister and me.

I think any teenager, any single parent household teenager growing up in New York City, will probably go through tumultuous years. I definitely did. It all sort of righted itself once I definitively got on the path of being a musician or, like, following that directly.

We should not seek to tune out the realists' whines or taunts, as they may provide good instruction.