"The hero is valorous because he stands up……" — Andrew Bernstein
"The hero is valorous because he stands up to every threat directed against his values. Heroism requires value conflict."
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22 Quotes by Andrew Bernstein
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The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other…
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible…
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We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are…
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Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going…
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
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If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.
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A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.
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The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply…
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We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.
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First, he must hold rational values, and to do this he must be a thinker.
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A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker.
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People around the world now complain about stressors everyday, and the word shows up throughout professional and lay literature. But…
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More Conflict Quotes
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was…
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I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional…
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
— James M. Barrie
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It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible…
— Andrew Bernstein
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
— Andrew Bernstein
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
— Tony Blair
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Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international…
— Tony Blair
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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict…
— Emily Blunt
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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