Barbara de Angelis Quotes

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.

"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?"

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.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

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

I've had to be tough my whole life.

Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne.

This camp is a forge for the army; it's testing our mettle. Instead of heat and hammer, our trials are cold and hunger. Question is, what are we made of?

Life is not for the faint of heart.

A gentleman can live through anything.

Hardships and handicaps can...stimulate our energy to survive them. You'll find if you study the lives of people who've accomplished things, it's often been done with the help of great willpower in overcoming this and that.

These are the times that try men's souls.

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.

I've lived through a lifetime of crises and survived.

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

I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing.

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

My mother had no end of tragedy in her life. She would make herself get up and take a deep breath and go out and do laundry. Hang up sheets.

Buck up or stay in the truck.

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

It's in the difficult times that we're growing and you can't just rebuke everything hard. We've got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.