two definitions for courage ... Winston Churchill

Courage is what it takes

 to stand up and speak;

 courage is also 

what it takes 

to sit down and listen. 

~Winston Churchill

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Tuskeegee Airmen, 1945

Location: Italy

understanding quality ... Robert Pirsig

Quality doesn't have

 to be defined. 

You understand it 

without definition. 

~ Robert Pirsig

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises

Location: Yume Japanese Garden, Tucson, Arizona

(4/13) Self awareness courtesy of Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know 

who you are?

Don't ask.

Act!

Action will delineate 

and define you.

~Thomas Jefferson

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archive
Location: Mount Rushmore