Robert David Hall Quotes

Chris and I used to say, when he had his accident, 'Well, this is probably the worst thing that's ever happened to either one of us, but at least we had each other to go through it with.'

I know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals.

Humor is not a sign of weakness. In fact, humor can be your greatest asset in the face of tragedy.

I survived a terrorist attack and got stabbed another four times, literally stabbed in the heart, and somehow, I'm going to be 100 percent OK.

My father always used to say, "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger," - 'til the accident.

If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it.

This show has shown me how to throw a punch. But watching my future sister-in-law go through breast cancer has also shown me how to take one.

Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.

How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.

I look back at myself, this innocent person, and I think, 'Gosh, she's okay.' I handled a lot, and I'm still here.

I'm a fast healer. I was on the air a week after I got shot.

When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.

Even as a child, I found a way to survive.

My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.

My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser.

I've got cut half in two, once, and blowed up a time or two, but nothing permanent.

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home.

A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.

Without a sense of humor, I would have been gone a long time ago.

You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.

They saved my life but the accident was unavoidable so there was no point feeling sorry for myself. I just wanted to race again.

Injuries make you stronger.

I had a pretty bad injury the end of my freshman year in college, and that taught me just to be patient.

I know how hard it is to come back from a brutal KO.

Everybody has losses, and sometimes they're worse than others, but you can always bounce back.