Mercedes Lackey Quotes

Life isn't about the number of times you're knocked down, it's about the number of times you get back up.

Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.

I fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing.

I am a survivor and not a victim. Life isn't perfect. When you get a knock, you have to get up, dust yourself down and get on with it.

When life knocks you down, keep getting up.

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

Life is designed to knock you down. It will knock you down time and time again, but it doesn't matter how many times you fall - it matters how many times you get back up.

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

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

When I got knocked down, I got back up.

Life can be so difficult at times but fighting through the pain is so worth it.

Life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

it's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.

Resilience is going to pay off.

Our predecessors overcame many troubles and much suffering, but each time got back up stronger than before.

Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue.

In spite of everything, I shall rise again

Success is not about who never fails. It is about who can spring - or even stagger - back up.

No matter how many times you get knocked down, keep getting back up.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.

My father left me with a saying that I've carried my entire life and tried to pass on to our kids: 'Tough times don't last, tough people do,'

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

The struggles I'm facing, the chances I'm taking.Sometimes they knock me down, but, no, I'm not breaking.I may not know it, but these are the momentsI am going to remember most, just got to keep going.

You have to be resilient.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.