Lala Rose

“Warriors are people that stand up for themselves. They face challenges. Warriors work hard to achieve goals. They have the discipline to overcome their weaknesses. Warriors are people that constantly try to test and improve themselves. And yes, war is the ultimate test, but not all warriors go to war.”
― Jocko Willink, Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way: A Novel

“What better way can an old man die than doing a young man’s work?”
― Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

“Poor fool, you are divided at the heart,
Lost in its maze of chambers, blood, and love,
A heart that will one day beat you to death.

— Suji Kwock Kim, from “Monologue For an Onion,” Notes from the Divided Country. (LSU Press; First Edition edition April 1, 2003)”
― Suji Kwock Kim, Notes from the Divided Country: Poems

“My favorite was “Make the charitable assumption,” a reminder to assume the best of people, even when (or perhaps especially when) they weren’t behaving particularly well.”
― Will Guidara, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect