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Stay Humble Or Get Humbled
What Makes A Good Commander? From Tim Ferris’ interview with, Jocko Willink Tools of Titans Page 416 “The immediate answer that comes to mind is ‘humility.’ Because you’ve got to be humble, and you’ve got to be coachable…. Later, when I was running training, we would fire a couple of leaders from every SEAL Team… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Maria Popova
“This should be the cardinal rule of the Internet (and of being human): If you don’t have the patience to read something, don’t have the hubris to comment on it.” ~Maria Popova Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Thomas Carlyle
“The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.” ~Thomas Carlyle Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Lord Moran
“Courage is a moral quality; it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit; an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is willpower.” ~Lord… Continue reading
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The Quality of Courage
The Quality of Courage From The Stranded Bugle, 1905 By Leroy E. Mosher All men of principle and of steadfastness approve the man who has the courage of his convictions. Such a man necessarily makes enemies; but even an enemy entertains a wholesome respect for the man who honestly differs from him and is not afraid to advocate and defend… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~G. K. Chesterton
“Brave men are vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. But these modern cowards are all crustaceans; their hardness is all on the cover and their softness is inside.” ~G. K. Chesterton Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Milan Kundera
“The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.” ~Milan Kundera Continue reading
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Quotes To Ponder ~Latin maxim
“Fortes fortunate adiuvat. (Fortune favors the bravery.)” ~Latin maxim Continue reading
