Mitt Romney’s political career may be over soon. Not for the usual reasons: not because he broke faith with his constituents, or lied on TV, or committed adultery, or used his public office for personal gain. He did none of these things. Instead, his career may end because he took a stand on principle, a […]
Move out or grow in any dimension and pain as well as joy will be your reward. – M. Scott Peck, M.D., from The Road Less Traveled I was listening to this book on the way home from work this evening, and this quote leaped out at me. This line captures the essence of […]
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. – John Augustus Shedd, from here Most of us build our lives around what is safe and comfortable. A daily routine. A familiar route to work. We wake up at the same time, eat the same thing for breakfast, get […]
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all–in which case, you fail by default. J. K. Rowling, from here and here This comes from Rowling’s commencement address at Harvard University in 2008. She doesn’t specifically mention courage, but it’s […]
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others. Winston Churchill I don’t usually consider myself a man of courage. I’m more often the man who watches others, wishing I had their courage, berating myself over everything I could accomplish if I were just brave […]