Character Quotables: Resilience
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“Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all you were intended to be.”
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
“Wow! A brand new day for new beginnings and new decisions. It is time to refocus, renew, refresh, brush up the resolutions, re-energize and to recommit. I love second chances.”
“Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.”
“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.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
“There are no mistakes in life, only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self-mastery.”
“It’s the bounce that counts! Picking ourselves up after life’s hurdle.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly.”
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
“Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.”
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
“The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose.”
“You can spend your entire life focusing on your scars, or proudly carry them with you as you reach for the stars.”
“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.”
“If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials.”
“And suddenly you know – it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”
“When life puts you in tough situations, don’t say ‘Why me?’ say, “Try me!”
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”
“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.”
“No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better.”
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”
“Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems.”
“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”
“Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success.”
“When we face the worst that can happen in any situation, we grow. When circumstances are at their worst, we can find our best.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
“Failure is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign that you are alive and growing.”
“It may sound strange, but many champions are made champions by setbacks.”
“Although the world is full of suffering, it’s full also of overcoming it.”
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”
“When something bad happens you have three choices: You can let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.”
“One day you will tell the story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide.”
“Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.”
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which they have overcome.”
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.”
“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way she adjusted her sails.”
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
“Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with failure.”
“Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.”
“Don’t let a bad day trick you into thinking you have a bad life.”
“Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
“It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.”
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
“Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”
“And thus, like the wounded oyster, he mends his shell with pearl.”
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”
“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.”
“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.”
“Falling down is part of life. Getting back up is living.”
“Failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.”
“Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.”
“Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.”
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
“Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.”
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”
How can you use Quotes?
Start a discussion: Quotes can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
Provide a model: Quotes can provide a model of good character. When you read a quote from a famous person or historical figure, you show that people they admire also value the same character traits.
Use quotes as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a quote to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
Post quotes: You can post quotes where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
Read quotes aloud: You can read quotes aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with the quotes to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.