Horton Foote Quotes

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

I just like to write stories about people who survive even very difficult, impossible things.

When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

I have a child to feed and a spirit that can't be crushed, so I'm able to move ahead.

‘Only what we could carry’ was the rule. So we carried strength, dignity, and soul.

I try to find scripts of stories that kinda celebrate the human condition... let's talk about the tough world out there and the human spirit overcoming adversity.

The human spirit and what it can go through... that's pretty inspiring.

I have always fought for respect, I have always fought for survival, so fighting is nothing new to me.

Life kicks you hard but you have to be a man to come back.

When my doctors said I would never walk, I didn't believe them. I knew I wasn't meant to spend my life in a chair.

Life is tough, but I'm tougher.

No matter where I came from, I'm a fighter.

Yet there is a dignity in the human spirit which can become most clearly visible in the moment of defeat and disaster.

I’m grateful I had the strength to fight. It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come, especially when you are flat on your back and don’t know if you’re going to see tomorrow. I’m no Pollyanna, but I believe optimism is a choice — a muscle that gets stronger with use. Right foot, left foot…just keep moving.

Throughout the journey of my life, I have maintained a strong faith in the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity. I deeply believe in one's own positive will to overcome even the most daunting challenges.