Quotes about Resilience

I woke up many mornings not knowing what I'd done the night before. I'm amazed I'm not dead.

Physical strength in a woman - that's what I am.

Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.

One of the themes in my novels is that our crises can turn into blessings. We can feel like our world has crumbled, but ten years down the road when we look back on that time, we can see God's hand at work. I love writing that theme into my books.

The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain.

They say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and I've learnt a great deal, but you can never predict the future, so the best thing is just to do whatever you're asked to do to the best of your ability.

You have to develop a very thick skin.

I might have to stumble a little bit more in public than others, but that's fine, I don't mind, I've developed a thick skin.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.

The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

The things hardest to bear are sweetest to remember.