Culture and Lifestyle Quotes and Sayings 30 Inspirational Quotes about Strength and Resilience "This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure." By Southern Living Editors Published on March 20, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Our current reality is defined by one word: uncertainty. This word, which dominates current headlines and global conversations, sums up the air of abstraction and mystery surrounding the novel coronavirus, which has infected thousands across our nation and the globe. Even when we take all the recommended steps to keep ourselves and others safe, many of us are still left wrestling with overwhelming feelings of powerlessness. How do we approach a challenge when we've never seen anything quite like it before? How can we overcome when we don't even know the full scope of the task? There is nothing scarier than not knowing. When we lack control over a situation, there's no clear path to moving forward in strength. Diving into uncertainty and weathering the storm may be the only option. And still, we overcome. We're looking to wise figures throughout history—from Eleanor Roosevelt to Charles Dickens—to gain some perspective on the current state of the world and find motivation to keep moving forward. Their words remind us that we can overcome anything, even fears that loom larger than any challenge we've previously faced. In a time of uncertainty, may these words of wisdom give you resilience and strength. Quotes about Strength and Resilience 01 of 30 "It's your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life's story will develop." – Dieter F. Uchtdorf 02 of 30 "Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." – Nelson Mandela 03 of 30 "This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure." – Winston Churchill 04 of 30 "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." – Martin Luther King Jr 05 of 30 "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." – Maya Angelou 06 of 30 "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." – Ambrose Redmoon 07 of 30 "Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't – surrender to events with hope." – Alain de Botton 08 of 30 "It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous – even death is terrible only if we fear it." – Epictetus 09 of 30 "No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That's the only way to keep the roads clear." – Greg Kincaid 10 of 30 "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." – J.K. Rowling Quotes about Strength and Love 11 of 30 "Someone I once loved gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." – Mary Oliver 12 of 30 "Courage isn't having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don't have the strength." – Napoleon Bonaparte 13 of 30 "When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure." – Peter Marshall 14 of 30 "When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven't." – Thomas A. Edison 15 of 30 "You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." – Marcus Aurelius 16 of 30 "We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down." – Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes about Strength and Hope 17 of 30 "The human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance." – Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper 18 of 30 "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, Dracula 19 of 30 "We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward." – Isabel Allende 20 of 30 "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'" – Eleanor Roosevelt 21 of 30 "Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems." – Gever Tulley 22 of 30 "We are stronger, gentler, more resilient, and more beautiful than any of us imagine." – Mark Nepo 23 of 30 "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." – Nelson Mandela 24 of 30 "There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast." – Charles Dickens 25 of 30 "Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat." – Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Short Quotes about Strength 26 of 30 "Where there is no struggle, there is no strength." – Oprah Winfrey 27 of 30 "Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life." – J.K. Rowling 28 of 30 "We will either find a way, or make one." – Anibal Barca 29 of 30 "Grief and resilience live together." – Michelle Obama, Becoming 30 of 30 "If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it." – Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit