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Tag Archives: Determination
Roll the Dice
Common wisdom gives us a lot of contradictory advice. There’s: “Fortune favors the brave.” “Discretion is the better part of valor.” And there’s: “Look before you leap.” “He who hesitates is lost.” But I think the best advice comes from … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Life, Philosophy, Psychology
Tagged Chance, Courage, Determination, Luck, Rudyard Kipling, Strength, Wisdom
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If You Have Courage
Rudyard Kipling was a Nobel prize-winning British writer. He is best known today for writing The Jungle Book. His poem “If” has been a source of strength and inspiration to many people around the world. I can’t improve on it, … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Courage, Determination, Fortitude, If, Kipling, Manliness, Perseverance, Rudyard Kipling, Serenity, Severitas, Tenacity, Wisdom
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Two Views of Life — and Government
Your parents lied to you. So did mine. They told us: “You can do anything if you make up your mind to do it.” Nope. Not true. Don’t be too hard on parents. It’s a well-meaning lie. It’s arguably even … Continue reading
Don’t Be A Quitter
“Quitters never win, and winners never quit. But those who never win and never quit are idiots.” — Despair.com Don’t be a quitter. But don’t be an idiot, either. The problem in many situations is to know which is which. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Psychology
Tagged Aristotle, Buddhism, Courage, Daniel Robinson, Determination, Goals, Golden Mean, Middle Way, Perseverance, Persistence, Virtue, Winston Churchill
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Why My Father Was Never Sick
In “Unbreakable” (2000), Bruce Willis played a middle-aged man who discovered that he was an invulnerable superhero. Obviously, superhero movies require our suspension of disbelief. In “Unbreakable,” the hardest thing to believe was not that Willis’s character was invulnerable, or … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Psychology, Society
Tagged Attitude, Constructive attitude, Courage, Determination, Good luck, Grit, Luck, Lucky
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