Resilience Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old resilience quotes, resilience sayings, and resilience proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles. Alex Karras
Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit. Dianne Feinstein
Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift. Chris Evert
I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic. Emma Bonino
Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. Anthony Robbins
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. unknown
If you are truly flexible and go until... there is really very little you can't accomplish in your lifetime. Anthony Robbins
I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me. Boy George
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow'. Mary Anne Radmacher
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. unknown
He's a million rubber bands in his resilience. Alan K. Simpson
I don't want to read what is going to slide down easily; there has to be some crunch, a certain amount of resilience. John Ashbery
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Michael Jordan
Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way she adjusted her sails. Elizabeth Edwards
We are stronger than we think. We have emotional, spiritual and even physical resources at our disposal. We may get knocked down, but we don't have to stay down. Steve Goodier
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas Edison
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on. Les Brown
If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. Bruce Lee
When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realize that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
A good half of the art of living is resilience. Alain De Botton
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. Ambrose Redmoon
Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. Angela Duckworth
As much as talent counts, effort counts twice. Angela Duckworth
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good. Brooke Shields
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve
It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I spent my young adult years postponing many of the small things that I knew would make me happy. I was fortunate enough to realize that I would never have the time unless I made the time. And then the rest of my life began. Dr. Chris Peterson
You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces, my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. Elizabeth Edwards