Quotes about Resilience

The furnace of affliction produces refinement, in states as well as individuals.

They made a mistake. And it was an easy mistake to make. I don't regard setting incentives aggressively as a mistake. I think the mistake was, when the bad news came, they didn't recognize it directly. I don't think that impairs the future of Wells Fargo. They'll be better for it.

You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.

My folks were very practical. They were also kind of able to think outside of the box. They were not going to let circumstance paralyze them. They knew sometimes you just had to take some new initiative. I think they passed that on to all of us... If you don't find a way, you make one.

Whatever happens happens. If something happens, something happens. But I believe in God, and I pray every day.

If you get down and quarell everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil, I say.

I always prepare for the worst.

If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.

Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they were in the big chair to meet big challenges, no matter how difficult.

Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

When the danger is great, one must not run away.

I ended up with my life slanted toward television, and I just accept that. I think you play the hand the way it's dealt, that's all.