I think you need to ask
yourself about the courage of your convictions if you give way to apologetics the moment the WSJ finds you guilty by association.
Not exact matches
I learned the secrets
of a two - time championship NBA coach who's taken the pressure out
of the game for his players so they can be freed to take risks and I learned
about where to find the
courage to bounce back and reinvent yourself from the former CEO
of the internet's most famous flop who has since rebuilt her reputation and a thriving business.
And how
about this uplifting message from Jagmeet Singh after he won the leadership
of the New Democratic Party on the weekend: «At a time when people are feeling so despondent, when there is a lack
of hope, when it feels like things will only get worse before they get better, Canadians must stand united and champion a politics
of courage to fight the politics
of fear.»
People used to talk
about the great
courage of my teams that would do these night raids, get on helicopters, and go right into enemy positions.
There's been a lack
of willingness to invest and a lack
of courage about saying we'll try stuff even in a corner
of city government.
«No matter what companies assume
about women, you will often see women lead with
courage in crisis,» says Kate Bensen, the president and CEO
of the women leadership group The Chicago Network.
Instead, it's a creature
of politics, brought to life by our lack
of political
courage when it comes to tough decisions
about what taxes to raise or what spending to cut, and by how much.
What we're talking
about here is ultimate
courage, and despite what you think, any
of us can manifest this if we choose to.
More than that, however, they offer suggestions
about how to evaluate each
of those traits in a potential leader, tying
courage, for example, not just to a leader's commitment to core values and a track record
of navigating challenges, but to patience.
For me, it means thinking
about unique ways to help solve some
of society's biggest problems, with the
courage to not always have the right answer the first time.
In 2014 I interviewed Bill Treasurer, author
of Courage Goes to Work,
about how to hire courageous people, and he suggested asking a job candidate, «Describe a time when you had to disagree with someone in authority and stand your ground.
Rob Ford, defended at every turn by his brother Doug, was prepared to regularly lie
about his addictions, to abuse his oath
of office, to associate with criminal elements, to dismiss his racist and misogynistic comments as the new normal, and to attack and bully those with the
courage to confront him — as if they, not he, were at fault for his transgressions.
I'll admit that setting aside your beliefs and theories requires a degree
of openness and
courage, especially when you might feel that you already have the answers or wish to give the impression
of being knowledgeable
about a particular subject.
Despite my concerns
about his lack
of sleep and sneaking around, I was recently told (by a computer programmer) that it takes a ton
of courage to create content and put it on the Web.
It changed the way I think
about challenging communication and opened a world
of courage and candor.
So next time you're
about to despair because
of how many hours your kid is staring at screens, take
courage in the fact that science gives you an ironclad case for stepping in.
Stephen Buck is a drug supply chain expert and the co-founder
of Courage Health, a start - up that provides answers to cancer patients
about their life expectancy.
It's perhaps a cliché, but I love Steve Jobs» quote
about intuition, «don't let the noise
of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice... have the
courage to follow your heart and intuition.»
Years
of frustration and mounting discontent from Yindjibarndi people
about the current applicants and YAC and the endless division and fighting within the community provided respected Yindjibarndi Elders Rodney Adams, Sylvia Allan, Maudie Jerrold, Francis Phillips, Allery Sandy, Ken Sandy and Diana Smith with the motivation and the
courage to give all Yindjibarndi people a voice and an opportunity to vote on 23 June.
In his recent book, The
Courage to Act, Bernanke writes
about what it was like at the center
of the storm.
And black people, unfortunately, continue to be criminalized for our moments
of courage, for our moments
of mourning and grieving,» Black Lives Matter Network co-founder Patrisse Cullors said when asked
about the differing reactions to Parkland and black racial justice organizing during a HuffPost Black History Month panel earlier this week.
Please share more
about your reunion and teach us more
about the importance
of standing in our dignity and
courage even when it means risking our life.
Bishop Mark Davies
of Shrewsbury preached at Mass yesterday evening
about St Thomas
of Canterbury and how his yes to God should inspire young people to have
courage in responding to their vocation.
With the
courage that John Paul II brought us, we found we could witness to other Americans and especially to other Catholics
about the beautyand excitement
of being totally committed to our faith.
This thread gave me increased amounts
of courage to own my deep discomfort with the narrative
about forgiveness as a tool
of oppressors and silencers.
I admire your
courage in thinking
about your children during such a personally difficult stage
of your life.
Sure, people can say you violate your anonymity, or our traditions
about publicity, etc. but I also know there may be some who need to hear your message where it will give them the
courage to try this (hard, as you said) way
of getting sober.
if you have the
courage (or you can leave an anonymous comment), write
about some
of your greatest strengths and weaknesses in the comments below.
There is something winsome
about a person who had the
courage to defy the rigidities
of the psychoanalytic establishment in this
«Beginning with the Exodus narrative and the Elijah narrative and the Jesus narrative, they are all storied
about public transformation that happened by
courage of uncredentialed people.
I admire the
courage it must take to completely disregard what the dictionary teaches us
about the meaning
of words and go your own way.
I need only the
courage to be honest
about my questions and doubts, and the patience to keep exploring and trusting in spite
of them.
Instead
of understanding — that intellectual understanding which we are so fond
of — there is a feeling
of rightness,
of knowing, knowing things which you are not yet able to understand... As long as we know what it's
about, then we can have the
courage to go wherever we are asked to go, even if we fear that the road may take us through danger and pain.»
The transfigured one's visit to you as an individual will give you that
courage of frankness — but what am I speaking
of — and if you actively consider the occasion
of this talk, then you will stand as an individual before a still more exalted one who, none the less, thinks still more humanly —
about the meanness
of the occupation, but also infinitely more purely
about which occupation is truly honorable.
For as well as theoretical reflection on the moral significance
of a decision, there are other ways and means by which a human being can either become clear
about the rightness and conformity to God's will
of a decision, or at least improve the conditions for its correct formation: the general cultivation
of courage, unselfishness, self - denial, the practice
of the art
of making vital particular decisions which can not be deduced by purely theoretical consideration as this art is taught by the masters
of the spiritual life.
In order to demonstrate her
courage, she opens the book with an account
of losing her virginity to a boy she «dated» for
about twelve hours.
What I was thinking
about was the importance, no, the necessity,
of thinking with
courage.
If you feel that strongly
about it, have the
courage of your convictions and be proud
of it without being a coward and whining
about how the PC world is ruining things for you.
Hereâ $ ™ s some
of the things that grabbed me: important theological / spiritual themes are developed through the story such as good and evil, leadership,
courage, love, forgiveness, and unity; good character development; convincing geographical descriptions; it does feel like the same kind
of worlds Tolkien, Charles Williams and C. S. Lewis wrote
about.
If only more had enough desire to look for these truths, intelligence enough to understand them, and
courage to speak out
about them, instead
of bashing each other with their limited understandings and crawling back into their own spiritual or empty caves, to sit by their fire with their clubs at the ready.
Indeed, in any situation, like the front line trenches at the zero hour, when
courage is an absolute necessity and every man with all his heart is ardently desiring all
of it that he can get, the one intolerable thing would be to talk
about it.
Grow some
courage and try to respond to what you've been challenged
about, instead
of your wimp - outs and dodging.
If ever a man is tempted, in a low mood, to give up hope
about humanity, let him think upon the
courage which human life on every side
of him exhibits — the quiet, constant, sustained heroic
courage in obscure and forgotten places where nobody sees!
It takes a lot
of courage for me to speak out like this and if all this does is give hope to one person so they man or woman would be enabeld to got help for healing and / or someone who is mistreating think twice
about what they are doing then I will have provided a service.
The author
of a new book, Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin argues, «More than just exploring a hostile new world, Apollo 11 was
about bold vision and great risk,
about the obstacles a great nation could overcome with dedication,
courage and teamwork.
There is nothing more holy» or terrifying» than reading what St. Catherine
of Siena wrote
about wayward clergy in her searing Dialogue; few sermons in Christendom equal the power
of St. Alphonsus Liguori's on the enticements
of the world; and how many
of us would have the
courage of a St. Charles Borromeo, who, as he implemented the reforms
of the Council
of Trent, had his life threatened multiple times?
Anyway, this morning we were listening to the Seeds
of Courage one and I just remembered how glad I was when someone else told me
about these CDs when I was a new - ish mum and so I thought I'd better do the same and pass it on.
He retained a sense
of humor
about his own pretensions, and he was prepared at times to make a frank reversal
of opinion: he had the
courage to change.
In his influential book The
Courage to Be Catholic, George Weigel wrote
about the «The Truce
of 1968.»
While these groups are undoubtedly a valuable support for many people, there have been some questions raised recently from within the group itself
about the underlying premise
of Courage that a homosexual orientation is a psychological disorder.