A lion does not lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.— Author Unknown
763 Resilience Quotes
Resilience is not about never falling. It is about the choice you make after you do.
Resilience is not a personality trait. It is not something some people have and others do not. Decades of research, including the long-running work of psychologist Ann Masten, calls resilience 'ordinary magic.' It is built from common things. A few stable relationships. A sense that what you do matters. The skill of returning your attention to what you can change instead of what you cannot.
These 763 resilience quotes come from people who have lived through real hard. Viktor Frankl wrote his most famous book after surviving the camps. Maya Angelou rebuilt her voice after years of not speaking. David Goggins ran 100 miles on broken legs because he had decided his mind was lying to him. They are not asking you to be like them. They are showing you the shape of what is possible.
If you are in the middle of something hard right now, you do not need to read all 760. Read one. Save it. Come back tomorrow. That is how you get through. Not in one heroic leap. In one more sentence than yesterday.
Falling down is not the failure. Staying down is not even the failure. The failure is forgetting that you have gotten up before, and that you can do it again.
Resilience Quotes: Frequently Asked Questions
What is resilience?
Resilience is the ability to recover from setbacks, adapt to change, and keep going when things get hard. It is not toughness. Tough people break. Resilient people bend, return, and grow from what they have been through. Resilience is not the absence of pain. It is what you do with the pain you have.
Are some people born more resilient?
Genes account for some of it, but most of resilience is built. Studies of people who lived through extreme hardship show that the strongest predictors are not innate. They are stable relationships, a sense of meaning, and access to small wins along the way. You can build all three. That is the hopeful news.
What is the best resilience quote for hard times?
'The wound is the place where the Light enters you,' by Rumi, has carried many people through grief. 'I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it,' by Maya Angelou, has carried just as many through trauma. Either one. Both. Save the one that feels like permission.
How do you build resilience day to day?
Three habits keep showing up in the research. First, keep one or two relationships you can be honest in. Second, find small things you can control when big things feel out of control. A walk. A meal. A list. Third, get curious about what you are learning, even from the parts that hurt. Resilience is the long-form version of 'try again.'
763 quotes
All topics ›A river does not stop for the rocks. It flows around them.— Author Unknown
A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means I survived.— Chris Cleave
A warrior is just a survivor who decided to fight back.— Author Unknown
Adversity is a teacher that never stops giving lessons.— Author Unknown
After every storm comes a calm that makes the blue sky sweeter.— Author Unknown
After every winter comes a spring. Hold on.— Author Unknown
After someone hurts you, you're not the same anymore.— Author Unknown
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me.— Walt Disney
All the pain All the times you wondered why All the disappointments All the rejections All the abandonments Gave birth to the strength That will make you shine When the world needs you the most.— Author Unknown
All things pass and pain is temporary. It comes to teach a lesson and when the lesson is understood it disappears into the night.— Leon Brown
Always be true to your feelings because the more you deny what you feel, the stronger it becomes.— Author Unknown
Always have the strength to carry on, no matter what.— Author Unknown
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.— Haruki Murakami
Anger won’t make your problems easier. Tears won’t bring back what is gone. But a smile, and gratitude will make you stronger.— Author Unknown
Anyone who has ever made anything worth making has been through seasons of doubt.— Author Unknown
You have been assigned this mountain so you can show others it can be moved.— Mel Robbins
At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.— Frida Kahlo
Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can.— Author Unknown
Be kind to yourself. Stop telling yourself that whatever you are struggling with “should” be easy. If something is hard for you, it is hard for you. There are probably Reasons, though those may just be how you are wired. Acknowledge these things. When you finish something hard, be proud! Celebrate a little. And really, just stop saying “should” to yourself about your thoughts and feelings in any context. You feel how you feel. The things in your head are the things in your head. You can’t change either directly through sheer force of will. You can only change what you do. Stop beating yourself up for who and what you are right now - it isn’t productive. Focus on moving forward.— Keely Chaisson
Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Keep growing. Know when to let the dead leaves go.— Author Unknown
Be like the flower that gives its fragrance to even the hand that crushes it.— Imam Ali
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.— Author Unknown
Be proud of your pain, for you are stronger than those with none.— Lois Lowry
Be proud of yourself for how hard you’re trying.— Author Unknown
Be relentless in your recovery. Not reckless. Relentless.— Author Unknown
Be relentlessly gentle with yourself on the hard days.— Author Unknown
Be strong. The beginnings to great things are always the hardest.— Author Unknown
Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.— Author Unknown
Be strong when things fall apart.— Author Unknown