“It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it and it's usually crucifixion.”
“An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.”
“The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.”
“Truth out of season bears no fruit" To me, that means two things. One: There's a time and place for every kind of knowledge to flourish. Two: The personal characteristics of great messengers are usually irrelevant.”
“Each of us, has inside of us, a basic decency and goodness. If we listen to it and act on it, we can give a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It's not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage to listen to our own goodness and act on it.”
“It takes great courage to open one's heart and mind to the tremendous injustice and suffering in our world.”