Lawson Fusao Inada Quotes

I've always believed in survival.

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.

I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

I’ve known people that the world has thrown everything at to discourage them...to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and don’t ask quarters.

"No," he says, taking us both in. "No, no, no. You've come farther than most people on this planet will in their lifetimes. You've overcome obstacles and dangers and things that should've killed you. You've outrun an army and a madman and deadly illness and seen things most people will never see. How do you think you could have possibly come this far if you didn't have hope?"

A gentleman can live through anything.

Franklin's illness...gave him strength and courage he had not had before. He had to think out the fundamentals of living and learn the greatest of all lessons - infinite patience and never ending persistence.

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

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

I have the strength to endure it all.

Persevere and preserve yourselves for better circumstances.

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

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

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.

It was just you had to be strong, and if you weren't strong you're a victim and you're not going to make it. That was the reality when I was growing up.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

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

To the stars through thorns.