Quotes
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Duty, Honor, Country
Duty, Honor, Country Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, by Douglas MacArthur Delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Sebastian Junger
“The point of journalism is the truth. The point of journalism is not to improve society. There are things, there are facts, there are truths that actually feel regressive, but it doesn’t matter, because the point of journalism isn’t to make everything better. It’s to give people accurate information about how things are.” ~Sebastian Junger… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Alfred North Whitehead
“True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes. Rather the firm resolve of virtue and reason.” ~Alfred North Whitehead Continue reading
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Self-Trust Is The Essence Of Heroism
Self-Trust Is The Essence Of Heroism From the Essay “Heroism,” in Essays, First Series, 1841 By Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-trust is the essence of heroism. It is the state of the soul at war, and its ultimate objects are the last defiance of falsehood and wrong, and the power to bear all that can be… Continue reading
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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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