Being courageous in the face of fear
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Virtue is comprised of 4 components: courage, temperance, justice and wisdom
If not me, then who?
History is written with blood, sweat and tears and it’s etched into eternity by the quiet endurance of courageous people
The call to adventure in the hero’s journey is usually followed by refusal to answer the call
There is nothing worth doing that is not scary
Be scared but don’t be afraid
At the root of most fear is what other people think of us
There has never been a person who did something that mattered without pissing people off
Foresee the worst to perform the best
It’s easy to judge but hard to know
‘It’s preferable to stand tall in the mud puddle than lick boots in the parlour’
All growth is a leap into the dark
Be original. Be yourself. To be anything else is to be a coward.
You don’t get to succeed privately. Life happens in public.
Independence and fearlessness is the key to greatness
‘If not me, then who? If not now, then when?’ - Hillel
Repetition leads to confidence. Confidence leads to courage
To know the truth and not say the truth is to betray the truth
The well behaved rarely make history
Make courage a habit
Courage, like fear, is contagious
If you’re going to speak out, sign your name on everything you do
Nobody becomes great without believing that such a thing was worth doing
Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence - Gandhi
Odds of being born are 1 in 400 trillion
Heroic: risking one self for someone else
The opposite of fear is love
It’s best to win a war without fighting
Every prophet has to go to the wilderness and have periods of isolation and meditation - Churchill
If you are an independent or visionary, you will be alienated
Our duty is not just to be our best selves but to help others realize their best. Even if the effort comes at our own expense
The leader risks themselves for everyone else
You can commit injustice by doing nothing
Words don’t matter, deeds do
Our obligation is to truth whether people like it or not
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