#co

It was childish to feel disappointed, but childishness comes almost as naturally to a man as to a child. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#nature

I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#bullying #character #moral-courage #courage

We really have to get going," Sam said. "Can we leave the car here and pick it up later?" The monk said, "Does a dog have a Buddha nature?" Does a fish have a watertight asshole?" said Coyote. ↗

— Christopher Moore

#coyote-blue #dumb-questions #nature

What am I, your wife?' Boyd asked him, highly amused. Sin seemed to consider that for a moment. 'You would need to exchange bodies with my new boss for that. You can be my slave instead.' Boyd could not help a startled laugh at that. 'I don't know if I like the idea of being your slave,' he informed him with one eyebrow arched in challenge. 'The very nature of that relationship would imply I get no compensation and I just can't agree to that.' 'You get to be in my presence. That should be sufficient compensation. ↗

— Santino Hassell

#icos #sin #nature

To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle. ↗

— George Orwell

#truth #courage

It's not that I've suddenly become stronger or that something has changed. I'm still shaking. But... We don't have to let those fears stop us. What's most important is that we try to rise above our weakness. ↗

— Natsuki Takaya

#fruits-basket #yuki #change

Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it ... one must have the courage to dare. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#power #courage

Bravery and Stupidity are the same thing, the outcome determines your label. ↗

— Hayden Sixx

#courage #inspirational #courage

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. ↗

— Aldo Leopold

#community #integrity #otherwise #preserve #right

I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting." (Victory Speech, Nov. 7, 2012) ↗

— Barack Obama

#change #courage #hope #change