“One thing to remember is the sheer strength of inertia of investment that is in place -- aided in many cities by insurance companies and financial institutions, ... The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster.”

“Finding meaning in what you do is one of the most important dimensions of resilience. People who own their own businesses, more than others, are able to find meaning in what they do.”

“I've been in these games enough that (a 3-0 lead) after the first against a good team means nothing. Trinity has a lot of firepower. They showed a lot of resilience coming back.”

“A lot of guys showed resiliency. We just came up with big plays. It's kind of like old times, tight game, fourth quarter, two minutes, the defense on the field.”

“The family has been pretty resilient when you think of how many people are divorced, and we still have family ties. Maybe it was never quite the way people thought it was.”

You learn to be resilient, to survive when you know you are capable of making worthy contribution to the world; you fight it when you have nothing to lose and so much to gain.

“Domestic demand is incredibly resilient now. With consumers set to increase spending now that deflation concerns are fading, the Bank of Japan may raise rates by 25 basis points as soon as October.”

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way.

Resilience is not a commodity you are born with, waiting silently on tap. It is self-manufactured painstakingly over time by working through your problems and never giving up, even in the face of difficulty or failure.