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

I believe very deeply in the human spirit, and I have a sense of awe about it. I look around and ask, 'What makes the difference? What is it?' I've known people the world has thrown everything at - to discourage them, to kill them, to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and they don't ask quarters.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

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

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

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.

There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.

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

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.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

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

We were not defeated. We had been refugees. Now we were freedom fighters.

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise

We will never be defined by tragedy but, instead, by how we respond to it.

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.

A historic defeat cannot bow our heads forever.

I learned that when life pulls you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the surface, and breathe again.

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

People inspire me. Every day, I meet amazing individuals in the field. When I see a mother who has walked for three weeks to come to a MSF clinic, with two kids on her back and her belongings on her head, facing intimidation and physical abuse on her way, I am inspired by her resilience - her desire for life.

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

I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor, and I'll get through anything people can throw at me.

When things get you in the corner, and it feels like you can't go on, you can fight back. You're never out of the fight.