“If we seek merely swollen, slothful ease and ignoble peace, if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at the hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear, then bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by, and will win for themselves the domination of the world.” IfsMenWorldLifeHardWinningPeaceRiskStrongerDearEaseContestsDominationShrinksHazardsIgnobleSwollen Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.” WorldLongForcePeaceRiskNegativeOur WorldIndivisible Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“If there were 10,000 U.S. forces ashore [in Lebanon], authorized to move about, there would be less risk to American lives than there is with an immobile force of 1,300.” IfsWarWould BeMovingForcePeaceRiskAmerican LifeLebanon Author:George Will
“If any harm is to come to Turkey's border security, if Turkey reaches the conclusion that this garden of peace is being threatened, it is prepared for any eventuality. We will take the necessary measures to reduce the risks related to cross-border security.” IfsPeaceRiskSecurityGardenCrossesPreparedHarmConclusionBordersRelatedThreatenedTurkeysBorder Security Author:Ahmet Davutoglu
“There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.” InspirationalPeaceCommunityRiskSocial JusticeDareVulnerabilityMotivatedSpiritual Community Author:M. Scott Peck
“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.” MenLoveLifeNeedsBelieveEndsActionCoursesWinningFearPeaceCourageRiskJourneyAtheismVictoryMen And WomenDifficultyEncouragementBraveCriticsSoldierRageMapsWrongHave CourageBrave ManFear And CourageFear CourageInspirational CourageRisks In LifeRisking Your LifeConfidence And CourageCourse Of LifeDecide Upon Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The absence of risk is a sure sign of mediocrity.” PeaceRiskAbsenceMediocrity Author:Charles de Foucauld
“Because the relationship between self and world is reciprocal, it is not a matter of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us. No need to wait. As we care enough to take risks, we loosen the grip of ego and begin to come home to our true nature.” WorldNeedsFirstsSelfMatterEnoughHomeCareEarthPeaceWaitingActingRiskEgoSavedHealEnlightenedComing HomeTrue NatureReciprocal Author:Joanna Macy