Nick Clooney Quotes

We didn't crumble after 9/11. We didn't falter after the Boston Marathon. But we're America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.

There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.

These are the times that try men's souls.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.

Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage.

We go through periods of turmoil in our nation's history, and one of the remarkable things about the United States is that we seem to keep making our way through those periods.

My experience as a refugee had made me strong; I could survive anything, even the world of fashion.

The English nation is never so great as in adversity.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong.

Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

I think I'm a survivor. I could have suffered at least 100 professional deaths. I could come up with a list of the 100 times I've come closest to death, from having pneumonia as a child to car crashes.

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.

Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

Men... are bettered and improved by trial, and refined out of broken hopes and blighted expectations.

It's been a hard time to celebrate, to come out with a smile. But I'm an American. Naomi asked me to come out to support other Americans, and here I am.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

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

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.