pride

Men seek a great deal, but fatally close, albeit very different, is one's pride in proving oneself right with one's zeal for finding the truth.

Pride grants you a happily never after.

I can only be me not thee, as far as the eyes can see!

I do not believe it possible for one to genuinely love Truth more than people (or vice versa). One might fall into the snare of loving the search more than people, or the pride of having exposed something or someone, but not the truth itself. For if you love Truth you love people; because to love people at all and without illusion, you must also love the truth about them.

You have two choices in life when it comes to truthful observations by others that anger you: You can be ashamed and cover it up by letting your pride take you in the extreme opposite direction, in order to make the point that they are wrong. Or, you can break down the walls of pride by accepting vulnerability as a strength, not a weakness. As you walk through your vulnerability, you will meet humility on the way to courage. From here, courage allows us to let go of shame and rise higher into the person we are meant to be, not the person that needs to be right. This is the road to confidence and self worth.

Do not be afraid to color outside the lines. Take risks and do not be afraid to fail. Know that when the world knocks you down, the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead.Do not be afraid to be different or to stand up for what's right. Never quiet your voice to make someone else feel comfortable. No one remembers the person that fits in. It's the one who stands out that people will not be able to forget.

Truth was never meant to make you comfortable, unless you stand in the middle of it with acceptance.

What you call pride, I call courage.

There is one thing you must always remember about yourself; always be yourself, with courage and humility, no matter what!

He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a tower before ten thousand people and tell them that twice two is four.

The only way I could endure being a coward was if I was the only one who knew it.

September 11_ I will never forget feeling scared and vulnerable_ I will never forget feeling the deep sad loss of so many lives_ I will never forget the smell of the smoke that reached across the water and delivered a deep feeling of doom into my gut_ I will never forget feeling the boosted sense of unity and pride_ I will never forget seeing the courageous actions of so many men and women_ I will never forget seeing people of all backgrounds working together in community_ I will never forget seeing what hate can destroy_ I will never forget seeing what love can heal_

Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

It always came down to his freaking pride.

I__ proud to be a writer. I__ doing the job all my heroes did.

We are all actors, set on the stage of the world, as the curtains open we put on our best performance to this audience of life.

During the flames of controversy, opinions, mass disputes, conflict, and world news, sometimes the most precious, refreshing, peaceful words to hear amidst all the chaos are simply and humbly 'I don't know.