"People tend to think astronauts have the courage of a superhero - or maybe the emotional range of a robot. But in order to stay calm in a high-stress, high-stakes situation, all you really need is knowledge. Sure, you might still feel a little nervous or stressed or hyper-alert. But what you won't feel is terrified."

-- Chris Hadfield

#Courage Quotes #Stress Quotes #Emotional Quotes

“It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to stick to it.”

Source : E. L. Konigsburg (1999). “The View from Saturday”, p.151, Simon and Schuster
“I have experienced a lifetime of real moments, and many of them were happy moments.”
“When he arrived, Keith (Olbermann) had one thing in mind: it was Keith. That's fine. Nothing wrong with that.”
“Look at your ministry as a marathon not a sprint - build deep foundations of intimacy with God and never let your public schedule get fuller than your time alone with God.”
“The Scripture stories do not, like Homerâ€™s, court our favor, they do not flatter us that they may please us and enchant usâ€”they seek to subject us, and if we refuse to be subjected we are rebels.”

Source : Erich Auerbach, Edward W. Said (2013). “Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature”, p.15, Princeton University Press
“I think it's hard for any parent to see anything negative said or done against your child and, when you can't directly do something about it, it's hard.”

Source : "Justin Bieber's Mom Has Her Own Story To Tell". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
“The quickest way to rectify that mistake (choosing the wrong person) is by learning from that, moving on, and choosing much more wisely in the future.”
“Living like that utterly convinced me of the extreme limitations of language. I was just a chlld then,so I have only an intuitive understanding of the degree to which one losses control of words once they are spoken or written. It was then that I first felt a deep curiosity about language, and understood it as a tool that encompasses both a single moment and eternity”

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