#tar

But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars. ↗

— Martin Luther King Jr.

#darkness #inspirational #stars #inspirational

The conception of each star was at the point of no return; of a desperate soul struggling to master the winds! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#birth-of-stars #human-soul #inspirational #inspirational-quotes #inspire

The Tausennigan Ob'enn warlords look like cuddly teddy-bears? Yes, they do, and they'd cheerfully exterminate your entire race for making that observation! I guess that explains their rich military history, then. -Ennesbey & Petey ↗

— Howard Tayler

#contradictions #cuddly #humour #military #overreaction

Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way. ↗

— George S. Patton Jr.

#military #leadership

Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose ↗

— George Lucas

#jealousy

Libertarians are not the brightest lights in the candelabra, a fact that is evident from the alternatives they tend to offer to public prevention of private abuses. For example: if you don’t like working a hundred hours a week for twenty-five cents a day, then find another employer! It is obvious to intelligent people, if not libertarians, that more generous employers will price themselves out of a market whose standards are set by the most rapacious. ↗

— Michael Lind

#libertarians #intelligence

The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. ↗

— Colin Powell

#leading #military #leadership

I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction? ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#commander #leadership #military #mood #narcissism

Be certain,” Catelyn told her son, “or go home and take up that wooden sword again. You cannot afford to seem indecisive in front of men like Roose Bolton and Rickard Karstark. Make no mistake, Robb-these are your bannermen, not your friends. You named yourself battle commander. Command. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#catelynstark #gameofthrones #inspirational #leadership #home

Africa must remain on the path of democracy. But democracy MUST also remain about the PEOPLE, not about power ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#leadership #military #war #leadership