In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
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Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.
Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.
Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.
Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.
Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive.
Stop worrying -- nobody gets out of this world alive.
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.
People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.
People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough.
The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivation, you're down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you're moving.
The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivation, you're down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you're moving.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
