Ron

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. —ABRAHAM LINCOLN As”
― Joseph T. Hallinan, Kidding Ourselves: The Hidden Power of Self-Deception

“How many things there are that I do not want. —SOCRATES, CIRCA 425 B.C.”
― Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

“You’re not fighting for abstractions. No one does. Humans pay lip service to that, to big causes and great purposes, but any politician of any skill soon learns that what really motivates people is the small, personal things. Close friends, family, the small area they call home. They wrap those things around ideals and call them precious, but they’re precious for the smallest and closest of reasons. Soldiers may swear to fight for their flag, but they really fight because of the soldiers next to them.”
― Jack Campbell, Valiant

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― Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong