Courage - Ryan Halliday
Summary
- A history of courage, and a call to action to show courage in our daily lives
How I discovered it
- I always enjoy Ryan Hallidays books, and I am on his email mailing list when new books are released.
Random thoughts on this book
- I enjoy Ryans style of writing a lot. A nice mix of inspirational with some practical things mixed in there.
Details
- All failures in life come from being late
- Worry takes a cognitive toll that reduces our ability to work on the task at hand
- Courage is contagious
- Have courage to stand up to bullies
Quotes
- Must one point out that from ancient times a decline in courage has been considered the first symptom of the end - Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- To each, there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents... - Winston Churchill
- There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time - Malcolm X
- Don't be ashamed to need help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish - Marcus Aurelius
- Never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself - Florence Nightingale
- In matters like this, one must move or die. I have chosen to move; that does not exclude the possibility of also dying - Charles de Gaulle