Resilience is the ability to be tough on the inside and endure difficulties. To be resilient, one must face the reality of life head-on and prevail over all its challenges. Whatever goals you have will be within your grasp if you don't give up. May these resiliency quotes help you improve yourself and achieve everything you desire.
1. “My life was my life; I would have to stare it down, somehow, and make it work for me.” – Paula McLain
2. “Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” – Albert Camus
3. “Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems.” – Gever Tulley
4. “There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.” – Sophie Kinsella
5. “In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.” – Albert Bandura
6. “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo, far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult
7. “Perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up.” – Kate DiCamillo
8. “She had fouled off of the curves that life had thrown at her.” – W.P. Kinsella
9. “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway
10. “The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.” – Woodrow Wilson
11. “She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Edwards
12. “A comeback is a setback that did its homework, learned the lesson, and then moved forward.” – Eleanor Brownn
13. “It’s okay to feel down or think pessimistically sometimes, but choosing to respond with optimism, resilience, and gratitude will benefit you far more in the long run.” – Abhishek Ratna
14. “Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” – Mary Oliver
15. “No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not entirely own us. It can't take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action.” – Ryder Carroll
16. “Beautiful gems can emerge from dirt. Struggle can teach you self-discipline and resilience.” – Dipa Sanatani
17. “It may sound strange, but many champions are made champions by setbacks.” – Bob Richards
18. “We all suffer, and we all triumph, and we all get to choose how we hold both.” – Demi Moore
19. “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
20. “The trauma you've experienced and survived is the most powerful part of your life experience. Honor and celebrate your resiliency.” – Leonie H. Mattison
21. “We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.” – Stephen Covey
22. “It’s not what happens. It’s how you handle it.” – Jill Telford
23. “Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” – Catherine DeVrye
24. “The laws of nature remind us that no matter how long, seeds do grow. Push through long enough to see your seeds grow.” – Andrena Sawyer
25. “Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal.” – Jonathan Mills
26. “Most people avoid and evade the powerful life experiences that helps transform, and mold, them to be able to use more of their fullest potential.” – Tony Dovale
27. “Resilience isn't a single skill. It's a variety of skills and coping mechanisms. To bounce back from bumps in the road as well as failures, you should focus on emphasizing the positive.” – Jean Chatzky
28. “On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin.” – Gregory S. Williams
29. “Life throws challenges but with patience and resilience you can convert every challenge into a new opportunity to grow.” – Amit Ray
30. “There are two kinds of strength. Power and the ability to wield it is obvious, but a resilience, the ability to resist power, is the other.” – Raymond E. Feist
More Resilient Quotes
31. “As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.” – Angela Duckworth
32. “Remember an arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards; so when you feel like life is dragging you down with difficulties, it simply means that it's going to launch you to something great. So just focus and keep aiming.” – Anonymous
33. “Heroes inevitably experience at least one very big failure that tests whether they have the resilience to come back and fight smarter and with more determination.” – Ray Dalio
34. “Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number one way to replenish your resilience reserves.” – Sam Owen
35. “It's during our very worst fall that we can either die or learn to fly.” – Sira Masetti
36. “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” – Jamais Cascio
37. “Of course fear does not automatically lead to courage. Injury does not necessarily lead to insight. Hardship will not automatically make us better. Pain can break us or make us wiser. Suffering can destroy us or make us stronger. Fear can cripple us, or it can make us more courageous. It is resilience that makes the difference.” – Eric Greitens
38. “Part of resilience is deciding to make yourself miserable over something that matters, or deciding to make yourself miserable over something that doesn't matter.” – Elizabeth Edwards
39. “Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.” – Elizabeth Edwards
40. “When it's only you that you can rely on, you're surprised at the resilience you have.” – Paul Dini
41. “Being resilient is so much easier when you’re surrounded by the right people.” – Maxime Lagacé
42. “There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in your way. Building mental strength will help you develop resilience to those potential hazards so you can continue on your journey to success.” – Amy Morin
43. “A few people are born resilient. The rest of us need to work consciously at developing our abilities.” – Al Siebert
44. “The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.” – Joshua Waitzkin
45. “Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction.” – Eric Greitens
46. “Resilience or hardiness is the ability to adapt to new circumstances when life presents the unpredictable.” – Salvatore R. Maddi
47. “Blaming others for how bad things are for you, keeps you in a non-resilient victim state in which you do not take resiliency actions.” – Al Siebert
48. “Resilience is, of course, necessary for a warrior. But a lack of empathy isn't.” – Phil Klay
49. “Resilience has been described as the capacity for positive outcomes despite challenging or threatening circumstances.” – Byron Egeland
50. “Sleep is a key part of the requirements for resilience and good decision-making.” – James G. Stavridis
Share these Quotes about Resilience in Hard Times with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. “My life was my life; I would have to stare it down, somehow, and make it work for me.” – Paula McLain
2. “Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” – Albert Camus
3. “Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems.” – Gever Tulley
4. “There’s no such thing as ruining your life. Life’s a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.” – Sophie Kinsella
5. “In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.” – Albert Bandura
6. “The human capacity for burden is like bamboo, far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult
7. “Perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up.” – Kate DiCamillo
8. “She had fouled off of the curves that life had thrown at her.” – W.P. Kinsella
9. “Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up.” – Mary Holloway
10. “The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.” – Woodrow Wilson
11. “She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Edwards
12. “A comeback is a setback that did its homework, learned the lesson, and then moved forward.” – Eleanor Brownn
13. “It’s okay to feel down or think pessimistically sometimes, but choosing to respond with optimism, resilience, and gratitude will benefit you far more in the long run.” – Abhishek Ratna
14. “Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.” – Mary Oliver
15. “No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not entirely own us. It can't take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action.” – Ryder Carroll
16. “Beautiful gems can emerge from dirt. Struggle can teach you self-discipline and resilience.” – Dipa Sanatani
17. “It may sound strange, but many champions are made champions by setbacks.” – Bob Richards
18. “We all suffer, and we all triumph, and we all get to choose how we hold both.” – Demi Moore
19. “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
20. “The trauma you've experienced and survived is the most powerful part of your life experience. Honor and celebrate your resiliency.” – Leonie H. Mattison
21. “We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.” – Stephen Covey
22. “It’s not what happens. It’s how you handle it.” – Jill Telford
23. “Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” – Catherine DeVrye
24. “The laws of nature remind us that no matter how long, seeds do grow. Push through long enough to see your seeds grow.” – Andrena Sawyer
25. “Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal.” – Jonathan Mills
26. “Most people avoid and evade the powerful life experiences that helps transform, and mold, them to be able to use more of their fullest potential.” – Tony Dovale
27. “Resilience isn't a single skill. It's a variety of skills and coping mechanisms. To bounce back from bumps in the road as well as failures, you should focus on emphasizing the positive.” – Jean Chatzky
28. “On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin.” – Gregory S. Williams
29. “Life throws challenges but with patience and resilience you can convert every challenge into a new opportunity to grow.” – Amit Ray
30. “There are two kinds of strength. Power and the ability to wield it is obvious, but a resilience, the ability to resist power, is the other.” – Raymond E. Feist
More Resilient Quotes
31. “As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.” – Angela Duckworth
32. “Remember an arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards; so when you feel like life is dragging you down with difficulties, it simply means that it's going to launch you to something great. So just focus and keep aiming.” – Anonymous
33. “Heroes inevitably experience at least one very big failure that tests whether they have the resilience to come back and fight smarter and with more determination.” – Ray Dalio
34. “Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number one way to replenish your resilience reserves.” – Sam Owen
35. “It's during our very worst fall that we can either die or learn to fly.” – Sira Masetti
36. “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” – Jamais Cascio
37. “Of course fear does not automatically lead to courage. Injury does not necessarily lead to insight. Hardship will not automatically make us better. Pain can break us or make us wiser. Suffering can destroy us or make us stronger. Fear can cripple us, or it can make us more courageous. It is resilience that makes the difference.” – Eric Greitens
38. “Part of resilience is deciding to make yourself miserable over something that matters, or deciding to make yourself miserable over something that doesn't matter.” – Elizabeth Edwards
39. “Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.” – Elizabeth Edwards
40. “When it's only you that you can rely on, you're surprised at the resilience you have.” – Paul Dini
41. “Being resilient is so much easier when you’re surrounded by the right people.” – Maxime Lagacé
42. “There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in your way. Building mental strength will help you develop resilience to those potential hazards so you can continue on your journey to success.” – Amy Morin
43. “A few people are born resilient. The rest of us need to work consciously at developing our abilities.” – Al Siebert
44. “The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.” – Joshua Waitzkin
45. “Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction.” – Eric Greitens
46. “Resilience or hardiness is the ability to adapt to new circumstances when life presents the unpredictable.” – Salvatore R. Maddi
47. “Blaming others for how bad things are for you, keeps you in a non-resilient victim state in which you do not take resiliency actions.” – Al Siebert
48. “Resilience is, of course, necessary for a warrior. But a lack of empathy isn't.” – Phil Klay
49. “Resilience has been described as the capacity for positive outcomes despite challenging or threatening circumstances.” – Byron Egeland
50. “Sleep is a key part of the requirements for resilience and good decision-making.” – James G. Stavridis
Share these Quotes about Resilience in Hard Times with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.