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“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War”
― Jeff Hedgpeth, Rules for Radicals Defeated: A Practical Guide for Defeating Obama / Alinsky Tactics

“Defeat is real. It is also temporary. We have to understand both. Faced for what it is, absorbed and met without self-deception, defeat can offer wisdom and motivation. Begin even though you know that you will suffer failure and defeat along the way.”
― Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!”
― Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

“There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit.”
― Eric Greitens, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL

“As warriors, as humanitarians, they've taught me that without courage, compassion falters, and that without compassion, courage has no direction.”
― Eric Greitens, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL

“...it's not enough to fight for a better world; we also have to live lives worth fighting for.”
― Eric Greitens, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL

“If we want to change something, we must begin with understanding. But if we want to love something, we must begin with acceptance.”
― Eric Greitens, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL

“I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility. Humility leads to clarity. Humility leads to an open mind and a forgiving heart. With an open mind and a forgiving heart, I see every person as superior to me in some way; with every person as my teacher, I grow in wisdom. As I grow in wisdom, humility becomes ever more my guide. I begin with humility, I act with humility, I end with humility.”
― Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

“Practice builds habits. Our habits are our character. When it comes to virtue, practice “makes a very great difference—or rather, all the difference.”
― Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life

“Courage overcomes, but does not replace, fear. Joy overcomes, but does not replace, pain.”
― Eric Greitens, Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life