Quotes about Resilience

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb . . . and I also know that I'm not blonde.

He that is down need fear no fall.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

In soloing-as in other activities-it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Hope says to us constantly, "go on, go on," and leads us to the grave.

Saints are sinners who kept on going.

Patient endurance attends to all things.

He conquers who endures.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

The one who cares the most wins. ... That's how I knew I'd end up with everyone else waving the white flags and not me. That's how I knew I'd be the last person standing when it was all over. ... I cared the most.

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires ... courage.