We all encounter hardships. Some we see coming; others take us by surprise. It can be as tragic as the sudden death of a child, as heartbreaking as a relationship that unravels or as disappointing as a dream that goes unfulfilled. The question is: When these things happen, what do we do next?
– Sheryl Sandberg
Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.
– Gever Tulley
Resilience is the capacity of a system, enterprise or person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances
– Andrew Zolli
There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who do not. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.
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Do not judge me by my success; judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
– Nelson Mandela
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.
– Henry Ward Beecher
Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better
– Sydney J. Harris
In a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
– Warren Buffett
Your mind is like a parachute; it doesn’t work if it isn’t open
– Frank Zappa
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
– Peter F Drucker
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