“Whenever I'm faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself, 'What would I do if I weren't afraid of making a mistake? Feeling rejected? looking foolish? Or being alone?' I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer that you've been searching for comes into focus and as you walk into your fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.” IfsKnowsShouldFeelingsAsksDifficultDecisionAnswersWalksMistakeStruggleFocusProduceWillingFoolishMaking MistakesRemoveRejectedDifficult Decisions Book:What I Know For Sure Source: What I Know For Sure
“Whoever is wise is apt to suspect and be diffident of himself, and upon that account is willing to "hearken unto counsel"; whereas the foolish man, being in proportion to his folly full of himself, and swallowed up in conceit, will seldom take any counsel but his own, and for that very reason, because it is his own.” MenReasonWisdomWiseWillingAccountsFoolishProportionFollySuspectsConceitFoolish Man Author:John Balguy
“Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the price of dealing with criticism from people who matter. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.' Second, you must pay the price of overcoming your fears. Failure, rejection, and looking foolish are common fears - but they are just feelings that can be conquered and removed from your thoughts. Finally, you must be willing to pay the price of hard work in order to realize your dream.” PeopleFirstsSaidMatterHardFeelingsDreamOrderCoursesRealizingCommonPayJourneyWillingHard WorkCriticismOvercomingFoolishYour DreamsRejectionPaymentPay The PriceDecide UponWaldo EmersonRalph Waldo Author:John C. Maxwell
“I didn't want to be apologetic about my love story, and I think to be willing to write about love you have to be willing to sound foolish. I wanted to write about foolish and goofy love and different relationships. I wanted to write about interracial relationships in a way that does not pretend as if race does not exist.” IfsThinkingWayWantWritingDoeDifferentStoriesWantedSoundRaceLove YouWillingFoolishLove StoryGoofyApologeticDifferent Relationships Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“The man who fails to give fair service during the hours for which he is paid is dishonest. The man who is not willing to give more than this is foolish.” MenGivingHoursFailingWillingHe ManFairsPaidFoolish Book:Succeeding With What You Have Source: Succeeding With What You Have
“The biggest single problem of American parents today is the foolish idea that you just have to be a friend to your children. Kids need parents, not just another pal. This means being able and willing to say no, to challenge faulty thinking, and to expect accountability.” ThinkingNeedsMeanChildrenIdeasProblemKidsTodayAbleParentChallengesWillingOur ChildrenFoolishYour ChildrenAccountabilityPals Author:Steve Biddulph
“We're foolish if we think we're going to end mass incarceration unless we are willing to deal with the reality that huge percentages of poor people are going to remain jobless, locked out of the mainstream economy, unless and until they have a quality education that prepares them well for the new economy. There has got to be much more collaboration between the two movements and a greater appreciation for the work of the advocates in each community. It's got to be a movement that's about education, not incarceration - about jobs, not jails.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsTwoEndsRealityJobsCommunityPoorDealsQualityEconomyGreaterMovementWillingHugeMassAppreciationFoolishJailCollaborationMainstreamLockedJoblessPoor PeoplePercentagesIncarcerationQuality EducationMass Incarceration Author:Michelle Alexander
“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.” PeopleLiteratureWishWillingFoolAppearanceFoolishFoolishnessFools And Foolishness Author:Alice Walker