“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”1” — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“Let me start with the overobvious, boxed in a cliché, wrapped in some truisms.” — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“Stress is essential to leadership. Living with stress, knowing how to handle pressure, is necessary for survival. It is related to man's ability to… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“But what I'm saying is that whenever I've been in trouble spots -- in crises (and I've been in a lot of trouble and… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“Honest men in prison know that there is no such thing as "brainwashing" or "breaking." These expressions of self-delusion never find use behind bars.… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“At its best, citizenship finds an equilibrium between two essential ingredients -- that of rights and that of duties. When the idea of citizenship… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“About a month after I returned from Vietnam, one of my former prison mates came running to me after a reunion at the Naval… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
