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"Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context."
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"You have to have courage to begin anything. Without courage and enthusiasm, there is nothing."
"Life begins at the edge of your fears."
"Don't fear to sing alone. If your song is right and melodies are touching, listeners will appear."
"Fear is unnecessary cargo when sailing to success."
"He, who fails to acknowledge and appreciate the real courage of our fathers, fails to appreciate the real lessons that the courage of our fathers teaches us today! The courage and the wisdom that propelled our fathers to move unrelentingly in their days must be nothing to us, but, a real reason for us to be more than courageous enough to do the undone distinctively in our days."
"We stand the risk of failure, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks."
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"Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die."
"Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering."
"Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interpretation. The more interpretations we gather, the easier it becomes to gain a sense of the whole."
"Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that make us more attractive to others. The more sincerely we acknowledge our need for their different insights and perspectives, the more they will be magnetized to join us."
"For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions."
"We know from science that nothing in the universe exists as an isolated or independent entity."
"And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just a nice thing to do if you have the time. It is the only way you can survive."
"In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise."
"Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances."
"In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that."
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