“It takes courage to live through suffering; and it takes honesty to observe it.”

“It takes great courage when you are suffering to see beyond your suffering to the clear relations between things, to the laws that cause and govern your suffering; it takes great courage to be ruthless with one's griefs.”

“It takes great courage to open one's heart and mind to the tremendous injustice and suffering in our world.”

“It takes courage to die for a cause, but also to live for one.”

“But sometimes it takes more courage to live than to shoot yourself.”

“Since then, I've observed that a charismatic personality who's willing to take risks only for personal gain does not make a good leader. Principle-centered leadership is based on selfless courage, practical wisdom and moral objectives. It's based on honesty and focused on achieving what is best for others, whether they understand it or not. Consequently, great leaders are not always popular, but they are consistent.”