Stuart Ashenbrenner
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East of Knoxville Tennessee the mountains start, small ridges and spines of the folded Appalachians that contort the outgoing roads to their liking. The first of these is Red Mountain; from the crest on a clear day you can see the cool blue
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“Too many men I know experience shame because society places pressure on them to withhold emotion: emotion and sensitivity is weak. I have found the opposite is true: emotion and sensitivity is what makes us strong.”
― This Undeserved Life: Uncovering The Gifts of Grief and The Fullness of Life
― This Undeserved Life: Uncovering The Gifts of Grief and The Fullness of Life
“So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.”
― Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
― Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
“To those before us, to those amongst us, to those we’ll see on the other side. Lord let me not prove unworthy of my brothers.” “Until Valhalla, Freddy.”
― True Believer
― True Believer
“Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.”
― Gone with the Wind
― Gone with the Wind
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
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