#age

The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up--ever--trusting our fellow citizens to join with us in our determined pursuit of a living democracy? ↗

— Terry Tempest Williams

#democracy #courage

You are guilty of no evil, Ransom of Thulcandra, except a little fearfulness. For that, the journey you go on is your pain, and perhaps your cure: for you must be either mad or brave before it is ended. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#courage #fear #wisdom #courage

Successful continual learning means maintaining a balance and variety of success-oriented attributes, the most prominent being awareness, confidence, persistence, determination, courage, and focus. But curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity may be even more important as it is these traits that fuel the desire to continue to question and challenge the status quo. ↗

— Lorii Myers

#confidence #courage #creativity #determination #focus-curiosity

The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe." -Brom ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#eragon #paolini #courage

Dropping my head I stare at the carpet, counting to four, waiting.It takes nine long seconds for her to find the courage to crawl around the couch, halting on all fours to stare at my feet, never once looking higher than my knees. ↗

— Poppet

#courage

The only true measure of courage is perseverance under pressure. ↗

— K.H. LeMoyne

#courage #courage

We have nothing to fear but fear itself," Otto replied. "Oh, and a megalomaniacal headmaster, the world's deadliets assassin, giant mutated plant monsters, an international cartel of supervillains, and the security forces of every country on earth, but other than that...just fear. ↗

— Mark Walden

#fear #humor #courage

the search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. in search for God, you revert from what attracts you and swim toward that which is difficult. you abandon your comforting and familiar habits with the hope (the mere hope!) that something greater will be offered you in return for what you have given up...... if we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity ; it would just be... a prudent insurance policy. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#courage

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved. ↗

— Martin Luther

#battle #courage #faithfulness #loyalty #courage

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#leadership #loyalty #moral-courage #courage