Recovery Quotes - Page 3

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Addiction beggins whith the hope that something 'out there' can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.

No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.

A soul does not benefit from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery.

Recovery can only take place within the context of relationships; it cannot occur in isolation.

Do not let your fire go out ... Do not let the Hero in your soul perish ... Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.

We only hurt others because we don't love ourselves. Learning to truly love yourself changes your relationship with everyone.

Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is.

Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.

I want people with epilepsy to know that there are ways in which they can play a role in their own recovery. It's all in how they approach what is happening and how they can use that as a catalyst for their own growth. If there's one thing that I've learned, it's that people are willing to embrace you if you share your story.

Do not let your fire go out.

I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in their journey of recovery. The Invictus Games will focus on what they can achieve post-injury and celebrate their fighting spirit, through an inclusive sporting competition that recognises the sacrifice they have made. I am extremely proud that we are bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.

You complain and demand zero compromise - so the GOP obstructs Obama so the economy doesn't improve - then you complain and demand even more zero compromise. Then you get to blame Obama for the slow recovery, which is sorta like John Wilkes Booth blaming Lincoln for missing the end of a play.

The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more fully human.

If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government cannot create jobs. If the government could create jobs, then Communism would have worked. But didn't work. So what we have to do is allow the private sector and the entrepreneurial spirit to lead us back to a job-filled recovery.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

For schizophrenia, the recovery rate with drug therapy is under 15%. With nutritional therapy, the recovery rate is 80%.

Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself.

You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living until the escape becomes the habit.

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.

You become what you behold.

The concept of recovery is rooted in the simple yet profound realization that people who have been diagnosed with mental illness are human beings.

When you can stop you don't want to, and when you want to stop, you can't.