Resilience : (1491)

" I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I’m cool with that. " - Mos Def

" Whether you are rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, young or old, cancer knows no boundaries. " - Sylvie Meis

" I learned to knit in 2002, six months after my 5-year-old daughter, Grace, died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. I was unable to read or write, and friends suggested I take up knitting; almost immediately I fell under its spell. " - Ann Hood

" I just really know how to manage adversity. " - Deshaun Watson

" I was an abused kid. " - Rosie O'Donnell

" I learned that life is filled with ups and downs and it’s just about how you react to them. " - La La Anthony

" The one thing that I’m absolutely sure about is that the people of Gaza aren’t going anywhere. And neither are the people of Israel. " - Ross Kemp

" Everything about me is so odd: I look weird. I have a nasal voice. I’m arrogant. my singing raises the dead from the grave. I am inspired by Altaf Raja, as one report mentioned, and so much more. I have stopped fighting all these rumours and remarks. " - Himesh Reshammiya

" At one stage I was using crutches on stage and couldn’t walk more than 20 yards but a hip replacement in 2010 sorted that out. " - Toyah Willcox

" There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point. " - Emmanuel Adebayor