Notables and Quotables
Resilience
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
- Nelson Mandela, Former South African President
“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”
- Steve Maraboli, American Author
“Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.”
- Gever Tully, American Author
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
- Kahlil Gibran, American Poet
“The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.”
- Woodrow Wilson, American President
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American Social Activist
“Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.”
- Mary Holloway, English Olympian
“Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.”
- Yasmin Mogahed, American Educator
“Resilience or hardiness is the ability to adapt to new circumstances when life presents the unpredictable.”
- Salvatore R. Maddi, American Psychologist
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
- Thomas Edison, American Inventor
