Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes

I see myself as a survivor, and I'm not ashamed to say I'm a survivor. To me, survivor implies strength, implies that I have been through something and I made it out the other side.

I think a person's true worth is measured during times of failure.

Women have a real talent for bearing up under hard times.

Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

I can't go on. I'll go on.

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.

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.

I come from a tough stock.

Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.

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

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

I once wrote a book on courage and what made people courageous. I found it was a strength of belief matched by a strength of willpower.

No matter what happens to us in life, we must get back on our feet and continue on the path.

The only way to get through the life I had was just to have a big head of steam and determination.

I have always faced challenges in my life.

What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him.

I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I have been through such experiences and for me, the real hero is the one who rises above obstacles.

A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show.

I've been strong my whole entire life.