Thoughts That Win

[kidd_meier]

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself; nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.
(Boy, Frank was the man, God bless his soul. Every time I reread "Dune" it still shakes me to the core.)

The inspirational saying: "Aim for the Moon, because even if you fail you'll end up among the stars." While obviously poetic the truth is that you'll just shoot through the vacuum of space for the rest of your life and wait to die.

"Always aim for the stars, boy. Even if you miss, you'll at least not end up shooting lour leg"
Ascribed to General Count Piotr Pier Vorkosigan
(You want to read something intelligent, witty and funny - go to Mrs. Bujold. She never disapoints, blessed her heart:)) Which reminds me of another one

"Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you'll be so close as to be living inside each other's skins"
Admiral Count Aral Vorkosigan explaning love to his son Miles

And another one (god I love this woman - she always delivers such feasts for my mind)

A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. The mind is the only battlefield that matters. Everything else is just ... fuss.
Lieutenant Miles Vorkosigan / Admiral Miles Naismith/

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
~Voltaire

Kill a man, and you're a murderer. Kill thousands, and you're a general. KIll'em all, and you're a conqueror.
Anonymous

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"Come on, people. We have a job to do, so let's be about it" - Lady Dame Steadholder Admiral Honor Alexander-Harrington, RMN
A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. The mind is the only battlefield that matters. Everything else is just ... fuss.
Lieutenant Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan / Admiral Miles Naismith/
"Always aim for the stars, boy. Even if you miss, you'll at least not end up shooting your leg"
Ascribed to General Count Piotr Pier Vorkosigan

<span style="color:#FFFF33">&quot;I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.&quot;</span>
Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear.