Death of a Nation
If we lose the virile, manly qualities, and sink into a nation of mere hucksters, putting gain over national honor, and subordinating everything to mere ease of life, then we shall indeed reach a condition worse than that of the ancient civilisations in the years of their decay. — Theodore Roosevelt
Cynicism — a Coward’s Choice?
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don’t have to try. — Peggy Noonan
What Is an Honorable Person?
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught. — H.L. Mencken
On Courage
Courage is being scared to death – but saddling up anyway. — John Wayne
What Is Courage?
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. — Clare Booth Luce
On Courage
You can’t be brave if you’ve had only wonderful things happen to you. — Mary Tyler Moore
On Life’s Changes
How do you pick up the threads of an old life left behind? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand that there is no going back? That there are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep … that have taken hold. — spoken by […]
On Taking Risks
Whatever you want to do, just do it. Don’t worry about making a fool of yourself. Making a fool of yourself is absolutely essential. — Gloria Steinem
Are You Coming in With Skid Marks?
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safe in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming, “Wow! What a ride!” — Anonymous…this was posted in my local coffee shop
What a Woman Wants….
My wish is to ride the tempest, tame the waves, kill the sharks. I will not resign myself to the usual lot of women who bow their heads and become concubines. — Thieu Thi Trinh