Resilience

“Everyone saw me as a joke, and no one thought I could do it.”

““We’re never going to lose the desire to be optimistic.””

“Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.”

“Failure is so much more interesting because you learn from it.”

“Remember that failure can be overcome as many times as it happens.”

“When you know you are right, the things that anyone says about you can't harm you at all. It can only motivate you more.”

“我就是這個年紀，我就是再老，我就是一直在做，你們也幹不掉我。”

“Some mornings I even feel a new strength, and I feel that once again I can believe in my powers.”

“You cannot really destroy the human mind nor the imagination of people nor the will to live.”

“I had no other choice. I had to survive.”

“The Lebanese had created, preserved, defended, affirmed and advanced an expansive and liberal civilization.”

“I was able to discover some parts of my lost self.”

“My life began with the First World War … and since, every day of my existence has been a struggle.”

“I think I'm just a vessel of struggle and being able to overcome things.”

“You have to be able to adapt fast today.”