"There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out." - Sophie Kinsella, in her novel The Undomestic Goddess
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou
"The human capacity for burden is like bamboo—far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance." - Jodi PicouIt, in her novel My Sister's Keeper
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." - Christopher Reeve
"Experience life in all possible ways—good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don't be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become." - Osho
"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient." - Steve Maraboli, in his book Life, the Truth, and Being Free
"Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement." - Albert Camus
"What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment." - Roy T. Bennett, is his book The Light in the Heart
"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
"Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you've lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that's good." - Elizabeth Edwards
"It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment." - Bram Stoker, in his book Dracula
