“It is not a question of money, power, and prestige; it is a question of what intrinsically you want to do. Do it, irrespective of the results, and your boredom will disappear. You must be following others’ ideas, you must be doing things in a “right” way, you must be doing things as they should be done. These are the foundation stones of boredom. The whole of humanity is bored”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
“In the beginning there is not much difference between the coward and the courageous person. The only difference is, the coward listens to his fears and follows them, and the courageous person puts them aside and goes ahead. The courageous person goes into the unknown in spite of all the fears.”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
“Life is not a problem. To look at it as a problem is to take a wrong step. It is a mystery to be lived, loved, experienced.”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
“Little sleep, no investment portfolio, no family around, no hot water. On an evening a few days after arriving in Cange, I wondered aloud what compensation he got for these various hardships. He told me, “If you’re making sacrifices, unless you’re automatically following some rule, it stands to reason that you’re trying to lessen some psychic discomfort. So, for example, if I took steps to be a doctor for those who don’t have medical care, it could be regarded as a sacrifice, but it could also be regarded as a way to deal with ambivalence.” He went on, and his voice changed a little. He didn’t bristle, but his tone had an edge: “I feel ambivalent about selling my services in a world where some can’t buy them. You can feel ambivalent about that, because you should feel ambivalent. Comma.” This was for me one of the first of many encounters with Farmer’s”
― Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
― Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
“Commit as many mistakes as possible, remembering only one thing: don’t commit the same mistake again. And you will be growing.”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
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