#oura

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#faith #hope #possibility #courage

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#courage #even #live #sometimes

Hardships make or break people. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

#courage #life #perseverance #courage

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle. ↗

— Kong Fu Zi

#principle #right #see #want

The same stimuli in the world can be inducing very different experiences internally and it's probably based on a single change in a gene. What I am doing is pulling the gene forward and imaging and doing behavioural tests to understand what that difference is and how reality can be constructed so differently. ↗

— David Eagleman

#based #behavioural #change #constructed #difference

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. ↗

— Brené Brown

#courage #inspirational #light #love #vulnerability

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid. ↗

— Confucius

#courage

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. ↗

— John Quincy Adams

#before #courage #difficulties #disappear #into

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. ↗

— James Agate

#does #encourage #fools #gladly #more

I wouldn't say I'm a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don't tell them exactly what I want because I want them to surprise me. I even encourage them to change some of the verses of the script if they need to. ↗

— Alejandro Amenabar

#change #controlling #encourage #even #exactly