"The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard."

-- Luther Standing Bear

#Wise Quotes #Native American Quotes #Heart Quotes

“As a society, we've become terrified of failure, but you can't grow without risking it.”

Source : "I Went Camping With Bear Grylls, And Survived". Interview with Wes Siler, gizmodo.com. November 20, 2014.
“Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.”
“We don't live forever... Our legacy does.”
“Ah, youth. It's like ***** you've smoked instead of snorted. Gone so fast you can't believe you still have to pay for it.”
“Time was a thief, he stole your life away from you and the only way you could get it back was to outwit him and snatch it right back.”
“There are insights that can be born only of your own pain, and they are the most precious. Seek [within] the undiscovered part of yourself. (emphasis added)”
“I had very little confidence in myself as an actress.”
“Life moves out of a red flare of dreams Into a common light of common hours, Until old age brings the red flare again.”

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