Brandon Sanderson Quotes

To face despair and not give in to it, that's courage.

Just keep going - no feeling is final.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

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

Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet.

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.

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

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

Courage to continue comes from deeper sources than outward results.

But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

I don't care who you are or what you have gone through - everyone has something they are fighting for.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

As long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.

If you know that life is basically going to be horrendously difficult, at best, and all but unlivable at worst, or possibly even unlivable, do you go on? And the choice to go on is the only thing that I think can be called hope. Because if hope isn't forced to encounter the worst possibility, then it's a lie.

Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.

I said in my mind, 'keep fighting.'

I love overcoming challenges and fear.

Be strong, and of good courage.

Don't despair, even over the fact that you don't despair

Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.

You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.