165 quotes found
“No matter what, don't live a life where you're too scared to die for what you believe in. Always go at it with everything you've got, even if it doesn't seem to be enough.”
“We are united by something greater and more valuable than our beliefs alone: the freedom to have those beliefs, and believe what we want without persecution - we must protect that at all costs.”
“The weakest link in any chain of security is not the technology itself, but the person operating it; iron gates have no compassion to appeal to, nor fears to exploit, nor insecurities to use to one...”
“Words give inspiration, nothing more. You want redemption? The very thing you seek inspiration for? Fight for it like your life depended on it, because it always does.”
“It is the crimson tongue that paints the world others think they see.”
“Trust is not a gasoline-soaked blanket that succumbs to the matches of betrayal, never able to be used for its warmth again; its a tapestry that wears thin in places, but can be patched over if you...”
“Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson isn't just hearing the words, but putting it into practice by experimenting with it and finding its truth for yourself instead of taking someone elses word ...”
“We all need to humble ourselves from time to time and expose ourselves to new perspectives and ideas, even those of the non-experts, or else our growth potential gets weighed down with the ignoranc...”
“When you give meaning to even the most meaningless of things around you, you will always stand to be taught something new, have what you already know reinforced, or be reminded of what you've forgo...”
“Sometimes it feels like you have nothing, or aren't going anywhere, but while youre waiting for fortune to deliver you, there is always something you can do to help yourself, or teach yourself to b...”
“Presenting a humble faade gains trust; flattery appeals to ego; combine the two to gain an ego-based trust within someone, and you will find in your hands a judgement clouding tool second only to l...”
“Trust is always a risk, but when placed in the right people after a trial period where they prove themselves worthy of it, it is a reward transcendent of all the emotional mire that bogs down a per...”
“Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.”
“Admiration provides no saving grace for the inconvenient.”
“In times of war, skepticism can be just cause for execution.”
“Anything you dream [can] be yours simply because you've focused on the steps you could take instead of the distance to get there.”
“Never give up on the possibilities or accept what is when you can see it for what it could be.”
“If something needs to be done, do it. If something needs to be said, say it.”
“Though there is much we still want, there is much we already have, and that means we have much to lose as well. Its that potential loss that can keep us bound so tightly that we never reach our big...”
“Being a leader is not about finding ways to get others to serve you, but knowing how to serve your followers.”