A collection of 25 life-changing resilience quotes that may help you find your inner strength and resilience.
I believe “resilience” is a very important character trait to develop. No matter what we engage in or do, we will face obstacles and setbacks. And, if we are not resilient enough and don’t know how to bounce back, then we can easily feel disempowered and lost. On the other hand, if we are resilient, we can always find the strength and courage to get up and overcome anything that comes in our path.
1. “When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human race.” – Jaeda Dewalt
2. “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
3. “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
4. “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 the first principles of hope and enjoyment.” – Bram Stoker
5. “My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds. That in itself is an accomplishment. And they bring to mind something else, too. They remind me that the damage life has inflicted on me has, in many places, left me stronger and more resilient. What hurt me in the past has actually made me better equipped to face the present.” – Steve Goodier
6. “Resilience or hardiness is the ability to adapt to new circumstances when life presents the unpredictable.” – Salvatore R. Maddi
7. “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
8. “Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.” – Gever Tulley
9. “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
10. “I think that life is difficult. People have challenges. Family members get sick, people get older, and you don’t always get the job or the promotion that you want. You have conflicts in your life. And really, life is about your resilience and your ability to go through your life and all of the ups and downs with a positive attitude.” – Jennifer Hyman
11. “Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised by my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that I can make a choice to take the good.” – Brooke Shields
12. “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
13. “Everyone needs resilience. It’s a virtue essential to growth and essential to happiness.” – Eric Greitens
14. “No matter how you define success, you will need to be resilient, empowered, authentic, and limber to get there.” – Joanie Connell
15. “As a child growing up in refugee camps, life taught me that many things were impossible. My older sister, Claire, taught me otherwise when her strength and resilience made the impossible possible in the way she worked, behaved, and took control of our lives.” – Clemantine Wamariya
16. “If you’ve ever had anyone in your life who has been struggling with something, struggling with addiction or struggling with anything, and it’s about the resilience of love and how much you’re willing to struggle with somebody to preserve your relationship and to try to preserve them as a person.” – Sarah Gadon
17. “When it’s only you that you can rely on, you’re surprised at the resilience you have.” – Paul Dini
18. “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” – Steve Maraboli
19. “Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things – of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires.” – Sheri L. Dew
20. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
21. “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
22. “Resilience is overcoming adversity, whilst also potentially changing, or even dramatically transforming, aspects of that adversity.” – Angie Hart
23. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
24. “Resilience can only form if we face, and learn how to be better equipped to manage, our problems.” – Jo Frost
25. “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
