“I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.” KnowsHardSpiritSacrificeBrotherHard WorkMomProudSucceedToolsRaisedPerseveranceAthleteMy MomMy BrotherCourageousBeing ThankfulOlympic AthleteCourageous WomenAlways Be Thankful Author:Diana Lopez
“The immortal silence is there always waiting for you and that spirit is deathless and courageous. Remember, many have trod the path that you are walking on and they succeeded. They were no better than you, no wiser.” InspirationalRememberSpiritWaitingSilencePathBuddhismWalkingImmortalCourageousWiserSilence IsBetter Than YouWaiting For YouDeathlessAlways Waiting Author:Frederick Lenz
“The reclusive man who marries the gregarious woman, the timid woman who marries the courageous man, the idealist who marries the realist we can all see these unions: the marriages in which tenderness meets loyalty, where generosity sweetens moroseness, where a sense of beauty eases some aridity of the spirit, are not so easy for outsiders to recognize; the parties themselves may not be fully aware of such elements in a good match.” MenMaySpiritEasyPartyElementsUnionsLoyaltyGenerosityEaseCourageousTendernessOutsidersRealistIdealistGregariousCourageous Man Author:Robertson Davies
“One thing I hate about the New Deal is that it is killing what, to me, is the American pioneering spirit. I simply do not know what to tell my own boys, leaving school and confronting this new world whose ideal is Security and whose practice is dependence upon government instead of upon one's self. All the old character-values seem simply insane from a practical point of view; the self-reliant, the independent, the courageous man is penalized from every direction.” KnowsMenWorldSelfCharacterSeemsGovernmentSchoolSpiritValuesHateMy OwnViewsDealsBoysPracticeOne ThingSecurityIdealsI HateIndependentKillingLeavingPoint Of ViewPracticalsInsaneCourageousNew WorldDependenceConfrontingNew DealPioneeringSelf ReliantThings I HateCourageous ManLeaving SchoolPioneering Spirit Author:Rose Wilder Lane
“In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.” NeedsSpiritOrderCapacityInnovationGenuineCourageousDaringDiscipleshipPioneering Book:The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage