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54 Most Inspiring Quotes on Resilience (LEADERSHIP)

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Top 11 Most Inspiring Quotes About Resilience (BEST)

“Resilience is not about denying emotions or pretending everything is fine. It’s about acknowledging pain, learning from it, and moving forward with strength and determination.”

Jeremiah Say
Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength - if we have the virtue of resilience. - Eric Greitens
Yet from pain can come wisdom, from fear can come courage, from suffering can come strength – if we have the virtue of resilience. – Eric Greitens
The strongest trees in the forest are those that have weathered the harshest storms. Similarly, resilience is built through overcoming challenges.
The strongest trees in the forest are those that have weathered the harshest storms. Similarly, resilience is built through overcoming challenges.
Resilience is not about being unbreakable; it's about being able to put the pieces back together and continue on with renewed hope and courage.
Resilience is not about being unbreakable; it’s about being able to put the pieces back together and continue on with renewed hope and courage.
Resilience is the antidote to complacency. It's the mindset that allows you to push beyond your limits and achieve greatness. - David Goggins
Resilience is the antidote to complacency. It’s the mindset that allows you to push beyond your limits and achieve greatness. – David Goggins
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. - Nelson Mandela
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. – Nelson Mandela

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan
Success is not final, failure is not fatal It is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin
Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement. – Albert Camus
Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement. – Albert Camus

13 Motivational Resilience Quotes to Help You Overcome Life’s Challenges

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”

Maya Angelou
Resilience isn't just about bouncing back; it's about bouncing forward. Use setbacks as stepping stones to propel you toward your goals. - David Goggins
Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back; it’s about bouncing forward. Use setbacks as stepping stones to propel you toward your goals. – David Goggins
Resilience is a choice. It's choosing to rise above your circumstances, no matter how difficult, and become the person you're meant to be. - David Goggins
Resilience is a choice. It’s choosing to rise above your circumstances, no matter how difficult, and become the person you’re meant to be. – David Goggins
Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. ― Steve Maraboli
Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient. ― Steve Maraboli
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. - Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. – Maya Angelou
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. - J.K. Rowling
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. – J.K. Rowling
No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear. ― Greg Kincaid
No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear. ― Greg Kincaid
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. – Christopher Reeve
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
It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop. ― Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. - Serena Williams
The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. – Serena Williams
You can make a positive impact on the world when you maintain your equanimity, resilience, recovery, and renewal as strong and positive. ― Amit Ray
You can make a positive impact on the world when you maintain your equanimity, resilience, recovery, and renewal as strong and positive. ― Amit Ray
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day. – E.B. White
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day. – E.B. White

17 of the Wisest Quotes About Resilience

“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
Resilience is not about avoiding adversity; it's about facing it head-on and emerging stronger than before.
Resilience is not about avoiding adversity; it’s about facing it head-on and emerging stronger than before.
Resilience is the art of embracing setbacks as opportunities for growth and transformation.
Resilience is the art of embracing setbacks as opportunities for growth and transformation.
Resilience is not the absence of pain or difficulty, but the ability to rise above it and find strength in the midst of adversity.
Resilience is not the absence of pain or difficulty, but the ability to rise above it and find strength in the midst of adversity.
Resilience is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes.
Resilience is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes.
Resilience is the secret ingredient that turns setbacks into comebacks.
Resilience is the secret ingredient that turns setbacks into comebacks.
The human spirit is remarkably resilient. Even in the darkest times, it finds a way to persevere and shine.
The human spirit is remarkably resilient. Even in the darkest times, it finds a way to persevere and shine.

“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
Resilience is accepting your own vulnerability and working every day to overcome it. - Rosie Thomas
Resilience is accepting your own vulnerability and working every day to overcome it. – Rosie Thomas
The human capacity for burden is like bamboo - far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance. - Jodi Picoult
The human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. – Jodi Picoult
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. ― Robert Jordan
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. ― Robert Jordan
Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. – Gever Tulley
Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems. – Gever Tulley
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
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

“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
The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat. - Woodrow Wilson
The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat. – Woodrow Wilson
Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. - Mary Holloway
Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. – Mary Holloway
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. - Jamais Cascio
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. – Jamais Cascio

13 Short & Inspiring Quotes on Resilience

Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. - Angela Duckworth (Author of Grit)
Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. – Angela Duckworth (Author of Grit)
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela
The only way to grow is to suffer. Embrace the pain and make it a part of you. - David Goggins
The only way to grow is to suffer. Embrace the pain and make it a part of you. – David Goggins
Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese Proverb
Fall seven times, stand up eight. – Japanese Proverb
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. - Buddha
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. – Buddha
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. - Lou Holtz
It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. – Lou Holtz
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. - Margaret Thatcher
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. – Margaret Thatcher
What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment. ― Roy T. Bennett
What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment. ― Roy T. Bennett
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. - Babe Ruth
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. – Babe Ruth
It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up. - Vince Lombardi
It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi
The power of the brain is stronger than the pain. ― Janna Cachola
The power of the brain is stronger than the pain. ― Janna Cachola
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. – Oliver Goldsmith
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. – Oliver Goldsmith

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