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100 Quotes about Chronic Illness · 1. “If you stumble, make it part of the dance.” — Unknown · 2. “Every day may not be good, but there is ... 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100QuotesaboutChronicIllness1.“Ifyoustumble,makeitpartofthedance.”—Unknown2.“Everydaymaynotbegood,butthereissomethinggoodineveryday.”—Unknown3.“Youeithergetbitteroryougetbetter.It’sthatsimple.Youeithertakewhathasbeendealttoyouandallowittomakeyouabetterperson,oryouallowittotearyoudown.Thechoicedoesnotbelongtofate,itbelongstoyou.”–JoshShipp4.“Mypathmaybedifferent,butIamnotlost.”—Unknown5.“Restingisnotlaziness,it’smedicine!”—GlennSchweitzer6.“Neverletthethingsyoucannotdopreventyoufromdoingthethingsyoucan.”—JohnWooden7.“Shemadebrokenlookbeautifulandstronglookinvincible.Shewalkedwiththeuniverseonhershouldersandmadeitlooklikeapairofwings.”—ArianaDancu8.“Idon’twantmypainandstruggletomakemeavictim.Iwantmybattletomakemesomeoneelse’shero.”—Unknown9.“Thegrassisgreenerwhereyouwaterit.”—NeilBarringham10.“Talkingaboutourproblemsisourgreatestaddiction.Breakthehabit.Talkaboutyourjoys.”—RitaSchianoRelated:50ChronicPainQuotesForWhenYouNeedMotivation,Empathy,andUnderstanding 11.“Sometimesyouwillbeincontrolofyourillnessandothertimesyou’llsinkintodespair,andthat’sOK!Freakout,forgiveyourself,andtryagaintomorrow.”—KellyHemingway12.“Behindeverychronicillnessisjustapersontryingtofindtheirwayintheworld.Wewanttofindloveandbelovedandbehappyjustlikeyou.Wewanttobesuccessfulanddosomethingthatmatters.We’rejustdealingwithunwantedlimitationsinourhero’sjourney.”—GlennSchweitzer13.“Sometimesthesmalleststepintherightdirectionendsupbeingthebiggeststepofyourlife.Tiptoeifyoumust,buttakeastep.”—NaeemCallaway14.“Youarestrongwhenyouknowyourweaknesses.Youarebeautifulwhenyouappreciateyourflaws.Youarewisewhenyoulearnfromyourmistakes.”— Unknown15.“Wemustacceptfinitedisappointment,butneverloseinfinitehope.”—MartinLutherKingJr.16.“Promisemeyou’llalwaysremember:You’rebraverthanyoubelieve,andstrongerthanyouseem,andsmarterthanyouthink.”—A.A.Milne17.“Thetruthiswe’reallalittlebitbroken.Wemustlearntolovethebrokenpiecesofourselves—begentleandempatheticwithourselves,andothers.”—KarenSalmansohn18.“It’snotselfishtoloveyourself,takecareofyourself,andtomakeyourhappinessapriority.”—MandyHale19.“Livetoinspire,andonedaypeoplewillsay,becauseofyou,Ididn’tgiveup”— Unknown20.“Somedaysarebetter,somedaysareworse.Lookfortheblessinginsteadofthecurse.Bepositive,staystrong,andgetenoughrest.Youcan’tdoitall,butyoucandoyourbest.”—DoeZantamata21.“Ifopeningyoureyes,orgettingoutofbed,orholdingaspoon,orcombingyourhairisthedauntingMountEverestyouclimbtoday,thatisokay.”—CarmenAmbrosio22.“Themeasureofwhoweareiswhatwedowithwhatwehave.”—VinceLombardi23.“Shemadebrokenlookbeautifulandstronglookinvincible.Shewalkedwiththeuniverseonhershouldersandmadeitlooklikeapairofwings.”— ArianaDancu24.“ThestrongestpeopleI’vemethavenotbeengivenaneasierlife.They’velearnedtocreatestrengthandhappinessfromdarkplaces.”—KristenButler25.“Startbydoingwhat’snecessary;thendowhat’spossible;andsuddenlyyouaredoingtheimpossible.”—FrancisofAssisiRelated:SelmaBlairTalksAboutBattlingMS26.“Ilongtoaccomplishanobletask,butitismychiefdutytoaccomplishsmalltasksasiftheyweregreatandnoble.”— HelenKeller27.“Ourgreatestweaknessliesingivingup.Themostcertainwaytosucceedisalwaystojusttryonemoretime.”—ThomasEdison28.“Maybelifeisn’taboutavoidingthebruises.Maybeit’saboutcollectingthescarstoprovethatweshowedupforit.”—HannahBrencher29.“Nothingismorebeautifulthanarealsmilethathasstruggledthroughtears.”— Unknown30.“Onecannotlivetheafternoonoflifeaccordingtotheprogramoflife’smorning;forwhatwasgreatinthemorningwillbeoflittleimportanceintheevening,andwhatinthemorningwastruewillateveninghavebecomealie.”— CarlJung31.“Maybeit’snotalwaysabouttryingtofixsomethingthatisbroken.Maybeit’saboutstartingoverandcreatingsomethingbetter.”—Unknown32.“Wearestrongerintheplaceswehavebeenbroken.”—ErnestHemingway33.“Everyadversity,everyfailure,everyheartachecarrieswithittheseedofanequalorgreaterbenefit.”—NapoleonHill34.“Mostoftheimportantthingsintheworldhavebeenaccomplishedbypeoplewhohavekeptontryingwhenthereseemedtobenohopeatall.”— DaleCarnegie35.“Youcan’tcalmthestorm,sostoptrying.Whatyoucandoiscalmyourself.Thestormwillpass.”—TimberHawkeye36.“Believeinyourselfandallthatyouare.Knowthatthereissomethinginsideofyouthatisgreaterthananyobstacle.”—ChristianD.Larson37.“Ifightformyhealtheverydayinwaysthatmostpeopledon’tunderstand.I’mnotlazy.I’mawarrior!”—Unknown38.“Couragedoesnotalwaysroar.Sometimescourageisthequietvoiceattheendofthedaysaying,‘Iwilltryagaintomorrow.”—MaryAnneRadmacher39.“Wecannotdoeverything,andthereisasenseofliberationinrealizingthat.Thisenablesustodosomething,andtodoitverywell.Itmaybeincomplete,butitisabeginning,astepalongtheway,anopportunityfortheLord’sgracetoenteranddotherest.”—OscarRomero40.“Atanygivenmoment,youhavethepowertosay,‘Thisisnothowmystoryisgoingtoend.’”— Unknown41.“Whentheunthinkablehappens,thelighthouseishope.Oncewechoosehope,everythingispossible.”—ChristopherReeve42.“Youshouldn’tfocusonwhyyoucan’tdosomething,whichiswhatmostpeopledo.Youshouldfocusonwhyperhapsyoucan,andbeoneoftheexceptions.”—SteveCase43.“Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.”—MarianneWilliamson44.“Thetruththatmanypeopleneverunderstandisthatthemoreyoutrytoavoidsuffering,themoreyousuffer,becausesmallerandmoreinsignificantthingsbegintotortureyou,inproportiontoyourfearofbeinghurt.”—ThomasMerton45.“Considertheredwoodtree.Whenonlyastumpremains,thetreecanneverthelessregenerate.Littlesproutsshootupfromthebudsofancient,invisiblerootsandactuallyformacirclesurroundingtheoldstump.Thisisa“cathedralcircle,”andthesurvivalofsomeofthebudsguaranteesthattheredwoodsdonotdie.”—AnthonyGittins46.“Hopedoesn’trequireamassivechainwhereheavylinksoflogicholdittogether.Athinwirewilldo,juststrongenoughtogetusthroughthenightuntilthewindsdiedown.”—CharlesR.Swindoll47.“Lookatastonecutterhammeringawayathisrock,perhapsahundredtimeswithoutasmuchasacrackshowinginit.Yetatthehundred-and-firstblowitwillsplitintwo,andIknowitwasnotthelastblowthatdidit,butallthathadgonebefore.”—JacobA.Riis48.“Normalityisapavedroad.It’scomfortabletowalk,butnoflowersgrowonit.”— VincentVanGogh49.“Regretforthethingswehavedonewillbetemperedbytime.Itisregretforthethingswedidnotdothatisinconsolable.”—SydneyJ.Harris50.“Hopebeginsinthedark,thestubbornhopethatifyoujustshowupandtrytodotherightthing,thedawnwillcome.Youwaitandwatchandwork;youdon’tgiveup.”—AnneLamottRelated:HowKristinChenowethManagesHerChronicPain51.“Agoodhalfoftheartoflivingisresilience.”—AlaindeBotton52.“Ican’ttellyouwhen,butIcanpromiseyouitwillgetbetter,itwillgeteasier,anditwillallbeworthwhile.Justpromisemeyouwon’tevergiveup.”—Unknown53.“Mostoftheimportantthingsintheworldhavebeenaccomplishedbypeoplewhohavekeptontryingwhenthereseemedtobenohopeatall.”—DaleCarnegie54.“Theworldisinaconstantconspiracyagainstthebrave.It’stheage-oldstruggle–theroarofthecrowdononesideandthevoiceofyourconscienceontheother.”—DouglasMacArthur55.“Theremustbethoseamongwhomwecansitdownandweepandstillbecountedaswarriors.”—AdrienneRich56.“Theworldismoremagical,lesspredictable,moreautonomous,lesscontrollable,morevaried,lesssimple,moreinfinite,lessknowable,morewonderfullytroublingthanwecouldhaveimaginedbeingabletotoleratewhenwewereyoung.”—JamesHollis57.“Thereasonwhypeoplegiveupsofastisbecausetheytendtolookathowfartheystillhavetogo,insteadofhowfartheyhavegotten.”—Unknown58.“Youwakeupeverymorningtofightthesamedemonsthatleftyousotiredthenightbefore,andthat,mylove,isbravery.”—Unknown59.“Donotbelievethethingsyoutellyourselfwhenyou’resadandalone.”—Unknown60.“ThestrongestpeopleI’vemethavenotbeengivenaneasierlife.They’velearnedtocreatestrengthandhappinessfromdarkplaces.”—KristenButler61.“Pleasebepatientwithme.SometimeswhenI’mquiet,it’sbecauseIneedtofiguremyselfout.It’snotbecauseIdon’twanttotalk.Sometimestherearenowordsformythoughts.”— KamlaBolaños62.“Whatwouldtheheroofyourlife’smoviedorightnow?Dothat!”—JoeRogan63.“Themanwhomovesamountainbeginsbycarryingawaysmallstones.”—Confucius64.“Idon’tmeasureaman’ssuccessbyhowhighheclimbsbuthowhighhebounceswhenhehitsbottom.”—GeorgeS.Patton65.“Icanbechangedbywhathappenstome.ButIrefusetobereducedbyit.”―MayaAngelou66.“Courageconquersallthings:itevengivesstrengthtothebody.”—Ovid67.“Donotspendyourpreciousenergyworryingabouthowothersviewyourmedicalcondition.”—ToniBernhard68.“Scartissueisstrongerthanregulartissue.Realizethestrength,moveon.”—HenryRollins69.“Evenifyoushake,astepisstillastep.Continuetobebraveenoughtowalkyourpath.”—TheBetterManProject70.“Youjustdoit.Youforceyourselftogetup.Youforceyourselftoputonefootbeforetheotherandyourefusetoletitgettoyou.Youfight.Youcry.Thenyougoaboutthebusinessofliving.That’showI’vedoneit.There’snootherway.”—ElizabethTaylor71.“Outofsufferinghaveemergedthestrongestsouls;themostmassivecharactersaresearedwithscars.”—KahlilGibran72.“Weeithermakeourselvesmiserableorwemakeourselvesstrong.Theamountofworkisthesame.”—CarlosCastaneda73.“Everythingisgoingtobealright.Maybenottoday,buteventually.”—Unknown74.“Whenyouhavelosthope,youhavelosteverything.Andwhenyouthinkallislost,whenallisdireandbleak,thereisalwayshope.”—PittacusLore75.“Healingtakescourage,andweallhavecourage,evenifwehavetodigalittletofindit.”—ToriAmosRelated:WhoIsHighRiskforCoronavirus,AccordingtotheCDC76.“Whatthecaterpillarcallstheendoftheworld,themastercallsabutterfly.”—RichardBach77.“Youmayhavetofightabattlemorethanoncetowinit.”—MargaretThatcher78.“InthreewordsIcansumupeverythingI’velearnedaboutlife.Itgoeson.”—RobertFrost79.“Ifyou’regoingthroughhell,keepgoing.”―WinstonChurchill80.“Hopeisimportantbecauseitcanmakethepresentmomentlessdifficulttobear.Ifwebelievethattomorrowwillbebetter,wecanbearahardshiptoday.”―ThíchNhấtHạnh81.“Itisnotlengthoflife,butdepthoflifethatmatters.“―RalphWaldoEmerson82.“Courageisgraceunderpressure.”―ErnestHemingway83.“Youdon’thavetobepositiveallthetime.It’sperfectlyokaytofeelsad,angry,annoyed,frustrated,scaredandanxious.Havingfeelingsdoesn’tmakeyouanegativeperson.Itmakesyouhuman.”—LoriDescheneEmailAddressPleaseenteravalidemailaddress.Thanksforsigningup!Pleasecheckyouremailtoconfirmyoursubscription.84.“Ifyouarebroken,youdonothavetostaybroken.”—SelenaGomez85.“Thereishope,evenwhenyourbraintellsyouthereisn’t.”—JohnGreen86.“Youdefineyourownlife.Don’tletotherpeoplewriteyourscript.”—OprahWinfrey87.“When‘i’isreplacedby‘we’illnessbecomeswellness.”— Unknown88.“Justkeepswimming.”Dory,FindingNemo89.“Yourillnessdoesn’tdefineyou.Strengthandcouragedoes.”—Unknown90.“Idon’tthinkofallthemisery,butofthebeautythatstillremains.”—AnneFrank91.“Whenyou’reattheendofyourrope,tieaknotandholdon.”—TheodoreRoosevelt92.“Shewaspowerfulnotbecauseshewasn’tscaredbutbecauseshewentonsostrongly,despitethefear.”— Atticus93.“Oneofthehappiestmomentsinlifemaybewhenyoufindthecouragetoletgoofwhatyoucan’tchange.”—Unknown94.“Everythingwillbeokayintheend.Ifit’snotokay,it’snottheend.”—JohnLennon95.“Youweregiventhislifebecauseyouarestrongenoughtoliveit.”—Unknown96.“It’snotselfishtoloveyourself,takecareofyourself,andtomakeyourhappinessapriority.”—MandyHale97.“Whensomething’sdifficulttocomeby,you’lldothatmuchmoretomakesureit’sevenharderifnotimpossibletolose.”—SarahDessen98.“Sometimesthingsfallapartsothatbetterthingscanfalltogether.”—MarilynMonroe99.“Themostcommonwaypeoplegiveuptheirpowerisbythinkingtheydon’thaveany.”—AliceWalker100.“Mystrengthdoesnotcomefromliftingweights.MystrengthcamefromliftingmyselfwhenIwasknockeddown.”—BobMooreWantmorequotes?Checkout:100InspirationalQuotes100GriefQuotes40MentalHealthQuotes125QuotesAboutHope101DepressionQuotes 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