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- Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Notes on the State of Virginia
- Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
- Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
- Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
- The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
- Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)
- It is the individual's task to differentiate himself from all the others and stand on his own feet. All collective identities... interfere with the fulfillment of this task. Such collective identities are crutches for the lame, shields for the timid, beds for the lazy, nurseries for the irresponsible....
- C. G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections
- The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
- Were this world an endless pain, and by sailing eastward we could forever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any Cyclades or Islands of King Solomon, then there were promise in the voyage.
- Herman Melville (1819 - 1891), Moby Dick
- The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
- Hemingway
- If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him.
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. - Sun-Tzu (~400 BC), The Art of War
- Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.
- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
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