Lion Motivational Quotes

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Rise and rise again until lambs become lions
John Mathew Gutch
You don't go walking into the proverbial lion's den lightly. You start with a good breakfast.
Jim Butcher (Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1))
She sighed, annoyed at her restlessness. “So,” she said, disrupting Wolf in another backward glance. “Who would win in a fight—you or a pack of wolves?” He frowned at her, all seriousness. “Depends,” he said, slowly, like he was trying to figure out her motive for asking. “How big is the pack?” “I don’t know, what’s normal? Six?” “I could win against six,” he said. “Any more than that and it could be a close call.” Scarlet smirked. “You’re not in danger of low self-esteem, at least.” “What do you mean?” “Nothing at all.” She kicked a stone from their path. “How about you and … a lion?” “A cat? Don’t insult me.” She laughed, the sound sharp and surprising. “How about a bear?” “Why, do you see one out there?” “Not yet, but I want to be prepared in case I have to rescue you.” The smile she’d been waiting for warmed his face, a glint of white teeth flashing. “I’m not sure. I’ve never had to fight a bear before.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
Matshona Dhliwayo
What would have become of Hercules do you think if there had been no lion, hydra, stag or boar - and no savage criminals to rid the world of? What would he have done in the absence of such challenges? Obviously he would have just rolled over in bed and gone back to sleep. So by snoring his life away in luxury and comfort he never would have developed into the mighty Hercules. And even if he had, what good would it have done him? What would have been the use of those arms, that physique, and that noble soul, without crises or conditions to stir into him action?
Epictetus (The Discourses)
The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Never underestimate a warrior; the lion in him may be sleeping, but that does not mean he’s dead.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A Lion that hunts for survival in the jungle does not envy the one being fed in a zoo
Suhaib Rumi
A lion never loses sleep over a sheep's sentiments.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The lion never fears to walk alone.
Lailah Gifty Akita
A single lion is greater than a thousand hyenas.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t be afraid of being alone; a lion does not rule the jungle with sheep at its side.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Walk with wolves. Run with lions. Soar with eagles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To be human is to be ‘heart led’ and valiantly vulnerable; lion-hearted and confident in what can be offered to you and what you can give in return. Insecurity is something to absorb in order to progress; much of the adventure in life is the ‘not knowing’ of what is next, and it takes distinct bravery to get to a place where you are willing to be at ease with the mystery of what’s to come.
Christine Evangelou (Stardust and Star Jumps: A Motivational Guide to Help You Reach Toward Your Dreams, Goals, and Life Purpose)
Brave cubs become fierce lions.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.
Matshona Dhliwayo
SOME PEOPLE KEEP LIONS, BUT ALL THEY DO IS, RUN A CIRCUS. कुछ लोग शेर पालते हैं, पर सर्कस चलाते हैं।
Vineet Raj Kapoor
A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Lions don't worry about what lambs think.
Francis Shenstone (The Explorer's Mindset: Unlock Health Happiness and Success the Fun Way)
You either run with lions or walk with sheep.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Lion Is fearless. Lion is not a survivor But a warrior. Lion Hunt Alone, Not in group. Lion Don't eat leftover, but hunt big. A Lion does not turn around when a small dog Barks. Lion Is the king of the jungle
Andrew Rozario
I didn't have a motive. I didn't to it. You did. What are you writing?" "Motive - Don't know." "What do you mean Don't know? I tell you I hadn't got one. Put None." "You must have one. If you kill people without one, you're mad.
Pamela Branch (Lion in the Cellar)
They say “as brave as lion”, they say “as clever as fox”, they say “ as friendly as dog” but nobody says “as something good as man”.
Amit Kalantri
A lion will only retreat if you stare it in the eyes; likewise, so will fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Doubt not the self O lion-heart, for those who call you crazy will one day worship you.
Abhijit Naskar (The Film Testament)
A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Stop being the sheep and become the lion my friend!
Abhijit Naskar (Rowdy Buddha: The First Sapiens (Neurotheology Series))
You can lock a lion up in a room, if you want to, but you'll still hear it growling and clawing to get out.
K. Martin Beckner (A Million Doorways)
It is better to be a lion for one day than a wolf for a lifetime.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When surrounded by lambs, choose to be a lion. When surrounded by lions, choose to be an elephant. When surrounded by elephants, choose to be an owl.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A strong wolf is better than a weak lion.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A few lion-hearts must sacrifice their life, forgetting fame, fun and fortune, so that the rest of humanity can live.
Abhijit Naskar (When Humans Unite: Making A World Without Borders)
A Gentleperson understands that there will always be opposition. By that, a Gentleperson understands that every court needs a jester and that a lion cares not for the opinion of sheep.
Anas Hamshari (Businessman With An Affliction)
The most important battle is the one you fight within, in your mind and heart, to not give up. If you give up hope, you won’t have the motivation to do anything else in a critical situation.
Levi Lusko (Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power)
Not until something challenges you to rise up, you shall always stay down; not until you realize your enough is enough, you shall always have enough. When you keep exerting your energy, time and attention on things which least invoke your courage to rise up and climb to the distinctive best, you shall always stay at your best with the same energy, time and attention time on the less better you because of reluctance, ignorance and fear! The lion that hunts, is always on the move! Awake, challenge and change something!
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
If we consider Satan as symbol, representative of the primal motivating force of Death, Destroyer of Worlds, the antecedent of the Lion that purportedly will come to judge us, do you suppose such a one would require conviction of any kind? I think not. I think that power, dispassion, and disinterest would suffice. I myself concede I would not make a plausible Whore of Babylon. One suspects that history demands something a little more grand, a whore with curls and lipgloss. I certainly have the dispassion and disinterest for the job. As to power? Well, we shall see. I believe very strongly in God, and I most look forward to meeting him. Power. Yes. Power would be helpful, indeed, for that meeting.
Greta Elisabeta Westford
In a jungle when you hear the cacophony of crows, you know a lion has come. If there were no crows how would we know about the lion. Do you think a lion goes out there, runs after a deer and kills it? Do you know that when a lion walks, all birds are chirping and circling above, monkeys and other animals are continuously taking positions while making war cries. In this cacophony, a lion has to find a prey. LIONS CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NOISE TO END. शेर शांति होने का इंतज़ार नहीं कर सकता जंगल में जब हम कौवों का शोर सुनते हैं तो मालूम पड़ जाता है कि शेर आ गया। अगर कौवे शोर न मचाएं तो शेर का पता कैसे चलेगा? क्या आप सोचते हैं कि एक शेर सिर्फ हिरण के पीछे दौड़कर उसे मार लेता है? सोचिए कि इस चिड़ियों के अंतर्नाद के बीच, बंदरों और तमाम जानवरों के हाहाकार के बीच एक शेर को अपना शिकार करना पड़ता है। शेर शांति होने का इंतज़ार नहीं कर सकता!
Vineet Raj Kapoor
In just two years, CSAS ignited the flame Grandmother lit years before. Carl would never succeed in his attempts to extinguish it. But his parental authority was able to keep it dormant and unthreatening for several years. At Ooltewah High School, I was like a lion forced into captivity after a liberating romp in the jungle. Nothing challenged me. Nothing motivated me. Nothing moved me. My claustrophobia itched to the point where clawing at my own skin seemed to be my only method of relief. With no social outlets and no intellectual nourishment, I caved into self-destruction. My bulimia amplified from throwing up obligatory family dinners to driving to grocery stores, Dollar Generals, and gas stations, shoving junk food into my purse in between security camera reach, devouring the calories in the corners of desolate parking lots, and scurrying into remote public restrooms in the outskirts of town. My knees would rest on the cold, sticky tile floors as I wrapped my arms around bleach-scented toilets as if embracing an old friend.
Maggie Georgiana Young (Just Another Number)
You are the heirs of infinite love and light. Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness. Come out into the vivacious light of the day where all the glory resides. Come out, O lions, and shake off the ancient mysticism and prejudices. You are the most fascinating expression of Mother Nature. Your soul is the expression of the whole Universe. All the power in the universe is born with you in your biology. Recognize them, realize them and ultimately utilize them in the pursuit of spreading love, harmony and peace.
Abhijit Naskar (The Islamophobic Civilization: Voyage of Acceptance (Neurotheology Series))
Sharon passed around a handout: "Triangle of Self-Actualization" by Abraham Maslow. The levels of human motivation. It resembled the nutrition triangle put out by the FDA, with five horizontal levels of multiple colors. I vaguely remembered it from my one college psychology course in the 1970's. "Very applicable with refugees," Sharon said. "Maslow theorized that one could not move to a higher level until the prior level was satisfied. The first level, the triangle base, is physiological needs. Like food and water. Until a person has enough to eat and drink, that's all one would be concerned with." I'd never experienced not being able to satisfy my thirst or hunger, but it sounded logical that that would be my only concern in such a situation. For the Lost Boys, just getting enough food and water had been a daily struggle. I wondered what kind of impact being stuck at the bottom level for the last fourteen years would have on a person, especially a child and teen. "The second level is safety and security. Home. A sanctuary. A safe place." Like not being shot at or having lions attack you. They hadn't had much of level two, either. Even Kakuma hadn't been safe. A refugee camp couldn't feel like home. "The third level is social. A sense of belonging." Since they'd been together, they must have felt like they belonged, but perhaps not on a larger scale, having been displaced from home and living in someone else's country. "Once a person has food, shelter, family and friends, they can advance to the fourth level, which is ego. Self-esteem." I'd never thought of those things occurring sequentially, but rather simultaneously, as they did in my life. If I understood correctly, working on their self-esteem had not been a large concern to them, if one at all. That was bound to affect them eventually. In what way remained to be seen. They'd been so preoccupied with survival that issues of self-worth might overwhelm them at first. A sure risk for insecurity and depression. The information was fascinating and insightful, although worrisome in terms of Benson, Lino, and Alepho. It also made me wonder about us middle-and upper-class Americans. We seldom worried about food, except for eating too much, and that was not what Maslow had been referring to. Most of us had homes and safety and friends and family. That could mean we were entirely focused on that fourth level: ego. Our efforts to make ourselves seem strong, smart, rich, and beautiful, or young were our own kind of survival skill. Perhaps advancing directly to the fourth level, when the mind was originally engineered for the challenges of basic survival, was why Prozac and Zoloft, both antidepressants, were two of the biggest-selling drugs in America. "The pinnacle of the triangle," Sharon said, "is the fifth level. Self-actualization. A strong and deeply felt belief that as a person one has value in the world. Contentment with who one is rather than what one has. Secure in ones beliefs. Not needing ego boosts from external factors. Having that sense of well-being that does not depend on the approval of others is commonly called happiness." Happiness, hard to define, yet obvious when present. Most of us struggled our entire lives to achieve it, perhaps what had brought some of us to a mentoring class that night.
Judy A. Bernstein (Disturbed in Their Nests: A Journey from Sudan's Dinkaland to San Diego's City Heights)
The whole thing could have been uncomfortable if all your wishes were to be drowned in to the sea or passed through a heart of a lion that shed not the innocent blood.
Oscar Auliq-Ice
Why, having been endowed with the courageous heart of a lion, do we live as mice?
Brendon Burchard (The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power)
There comes a time in the lives of those destined for greatness when we must stand before the mirror of meaning and ask: Why, having been endowed with the courageous heart of a lion, do we live as mice?
Brendon Burchard (The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power)
Be bold as a lion.
Lailah Gifty Akita (Think Great: Be Great! (Beautiful Quotes, #1))
Evolved to Run Walking long distances is fundamental to being a hunter-gatherer, but people sometimes have to run. One powerful motivation is to sprint to a tree or some other refuge when being chased by a predator. Although you only have to run faster than the next fellow when a lion chases you, bipedal humans are comparatively slow. The world’s fastest humans can run at 37 kilometers (23 miles) per hour for about ten to twenty seconds, whereas an average lion can run at least twice as fast for approximately four minutes. Like us, early Homo must have been pathetic sprinters whose terrified dashes were too often ineffective. However, there is plentiful evidence that by the time of H. erectus our ancestors had evolved exceptional abilities to run long distances at moderate speeds in hot conditions. The adaptations underlying these abilities helped transform the human body in crucial ways and explain why humans, even amateur athletes, are among the best long-distance runners in the mammalian world. Today, humans run long distances to stay fit, commute, or just have fun, but the struggle to get meat underlies the origins of endurance running. To appreciate this inference, try to imagine what it was like for the first humans to hunt or scavenge 2 million years ago. Most carnivores kill using a combination of speed and strength. Large predators, such as lions and leopards, either chase or pounce on their prey and then dispatch it with lethal force. These dangerous carnivores can run as fast as 70 kilometers (43 miles) per hour, and they have terrifying natural weapons: daggerlike fangs, razor-sharp claws, and heavy paws to help them maim and kill. Hunters
Daniel E. Lieberman (The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease)
Big or small, if the work is worth doing, then by giving everything it should begin and be immediately done; the lion displays this one quality.
Rajen Jani (Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms)
One from the lion, one from the crane, four from the cock, five from the crow, six from the dog, and three from the donkey.
Rajen Jani (Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms)
One goes, if, into a cave of a lion, then he may get pearls obtained from the elephant’s head; but if he goes into a hole of a jackal, then all he may find is a tail of a calf or a piece of a donkey’s skin.
Rajen Jani (Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms)
The intelligent is strong, how can the unintelligent be strong? In the jungle, the lion in his arrogant madness was killed by the jackal.
Rajen Jani (Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms)
A Lion may be injured but it will still never learn to hunt from a sheep!
Krishna Mohan Avancha (Veni Vidi Vici: How to win and achieve all that you want from life!)
Curiosity didn't kill the Cat, it transformed the Cat into a Lion.
Constance Friday
Because hope and optimism doesn’t sell nearly as well as pessimism and despair. Your news outlets earn clicks and viewership by sowing alarmism and division. Your social media plays to addictions and creates unprecedented social pressures. You’re wired by evolution to find bad news more motivational than good. To seek it out. “If your ancestors heard the rustle of a friendly breeze far away in the tall grass, and ran away, mistaking the breeze for a lion, this cost them very little. But if they heard the rustle of a lion in the tall grass, and mistook it for a friendly breeze, this would cost them their lives. Seeing potential bad news behind every harmless breeze is a survival instinct.
Douglas E. Richards (Seeker)
Lions never think about hunting,
Adithya Ramani
A man whose head is already in the mouth of a lion does not think about the safety of his children.
Victor Ehighaleh (The Creeping Palms)
Runner’s high” is a well-known endorphin experience. But you cannot get a daily high from a daily run. Endorphin is only released if you push past your capacity to the point of distress. This is not necessarily a good way to promote survival. Endorphin did not evolve to motivate self-inflicted pain. It evolved to escape pain. Perhaps you’ve seen a zebra wriggle out of the jaws of a lion on a wildlife documentary.
Loretta Graziano Breuning (Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels)
Never mock a cub; one day it will become a lion.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The world needs courage and conscience that can penetrate into the darkest mysteries and secrets of the universe.
Abhijit Naskar (The Education Decree)
Character- building education is what the world needs – education, that will empower the mind with such an unimaginable strength that one would meet death face to face and say “some other time, pal!
Abhijit Naskar (The Education Decree)
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
Matshona Dhliwayo
No God, no messiah, no prophet can grant your wishes – it is only through your own efforts that you can make your wishes come true – it is only you who can grant your own wishes.
Abhijit Naskar (Rowdy Buddha: The First Sapiens (Neurotheology Series))
Have the mind of a swam, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swam, and the soul of a dove.
Matshona Dhliwayo
In a world full of sheep dare to be a lion; in a world full of pigeons dare to be an eagle.
Matshona Dhliwayo
I' am brave. I am invincible. I am a conquer. Go ahead, send your armies of naysayers, I will be followed by a hoard of lions called supporters.
D.L. Lewis
Lions don’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.
Julie Fournier (Daily Wisdom: 365 Days of Motivational Thoughts, Quotes, and Stories)
The lion is never afraid to walk alone on a lonely path.
Lailah Gifty Akita
You can either be a lion on land, an eagle in the sky, or a killer whale in the ocean. Just have the right attitude and be disciplined.
Emmanuel Apetsi
We Live like enemies why we are friends, We live like lions, why we are humans, why letting evil take away our mind, why letting our soul be corrupt by money, why letting everyone hate you while you are kind. It's not late to use the humanity god gave you, is not late to open your eyes and see hope.
Christen Kuikoua
There's times when I thought running away and looking for handout will help till I learn that running away increase problems handouts doesnt fix anything It where i stand firm with a bold like lion face tell it that I'll come in it shine like a gold scares will be my promotion as God authorise me. My lesson on that were never fight awardless battle like battling permanent situations.Now welcome and give situation a room will not stay forever if so you'll be safe in your room and learn to live with it to save your breath and time.
Nozipho N.Maphumulo
Neither lion nor gazelle question whether it is just for the lion to catch and eat the gazelle or just for the gazelle to get away and let the lion starve.
Shawn Davis (The Talk: A Young Person's Guide to Life's Big Questions)
Hold your ground and walk your path, deaf to misconceptions, fears and doubts of those who don't dare to live their own lives. Walk your path fearless like a lion and tender like morning dew.
Petra Poje - Keeper of The Eye
I rise, Mr President, for the purpose of announcing to the Senate that I have satisfactory evidence that the State of Mississippi, by a solemn ordinance of her people in convention assembled, has declared her separation from the United States. Under these circumstances, of course, my functions terminate here. It has seemed to me proper, however, that I should appear in the Senate to announce that fact to my associates, and I will say but very little more.” His voice faltered at the outset, but soon it gathered volume and rang clear—“like a silver trumpet,” according to his wife, who sat in the gallery. “Unshed tears were in it,” she added, “and a plea for peace permeated every tone.” Davis continued: “It is known to senators who have served with me here, that I have for many years advocated, as an essential attribute of State sovereignty, the right of a State to secede from the Union.… If I had thought that Mississippi was acting without sufficient provocation … I should still, under my theory of government, because of my allegiance to the State of which I am a citizen, have been bound by her action.” He foresaw the founding of a nation, inheritor of the traditions of the American Revolution. “We but tread in the paths of our fathers when we proclaim our independence and take the hazard … not in hostility to others, not to injure any section of the country, not even for our own pecuniary benefit, but from the high and solemn motive of defending and protecting the rights we inherited, and which it is our duty to transmit unshorn to our children.” England had been a lion; the Union might turn out to be a bear; in which case, “we will invoke the God of our fathers, who delivered them from the power of the lion, to protect us from the ravages of the bear; and thus, putting our trust in God and in our own firm hearts and strong arms, we will vindicate the right as best we may.
Shelby Foote (The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville)
Lumina, all of you, this isn’t a public forum. Treat me like you always have,” I said. “It gives me the creeps seeing you act so formally with me.” “I assure you, it’s purely respectful and not at all motivated by a desire for more honey,” Lumina insisted. “We were going to beat you up if you tried to pull rank, to be honest,” Lucy laughed.
Broccoli Lion (The Great Cleric (Light Novel): Volume 7)
Psychologists and economists who study “irrationality” do not realize that humans may have an instinct to procrastinate only when no life is in danger. I do not procrastinate when I see a lion entering my bedroom or fire in my neighbor’s library. I do not procrastinate after a severe injury. I do so with unnatural duties and procedures. I once procrastinated and kept delaying a spinal cord operation as a response to a back injury—and was completely cured of the back problem after a hiking vacation in the Alps, followed by weight-lifting sessions. These psychologists and economists want me to kill my naturalistic instinct (the inner b****t detector) that allowed me to delay the elective operation and minimize the risks—an insult to the antifragility of our bodies. Since procrastination is a message from our natural willpower via low motivation, the cure is changing the environment, or one’s profession, by selecting one in which one does not have to fight one’s impulses. Few can grasp the logical consequence that, instead, one should lead a life in which procrastination is good, as a naturalistic-risk-based form of decision making.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder)
Hungry lions don't wait for the food to come, their absence in the cave indicates their hunger.
Aiyaz Uddin
Curiosity did not kill the Cat, it transformed the Cat into a Lion.
Constance Friday
An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
Ibrahim Mustapha (The Book of African proverbs: A collection of 600 plus wise sayings and words of wisdom from the tribes and people of Africa (Black African Motivational history 1))
flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.
Ibrahim Mustapha (The Book of African proverbs: A collection of 600 plus wise sayings and words of wisdom from the tribes and people of Africa (Black African Motivational history 1))
There’s nothing wrong with being motivated and driven, just like there’s nothing wrong with being a party boy. You’ve only got one life; you do you, be proud, and to hell with anyone who has a problem with it.
Jayda Marx (Redemption (Lions of Locust Falls, #1))
We are all driven to select a mate. Those of us who don’t do not pass our genes on to the future. A human female is apparently driven to select a mate that will provide for her and her offspring. If nothing else, such behavior or motivation would be consistent with the tenets of sexual selection. A human male selects a mate that is, by his reckoning, well suited to carrying his genes forward. The female has to make her genes appear valuable by “playing hard to get,” as the old saying was and is so often said. But really … all things in moderation. Look around. So much of what goes on in our society is motivated by the process of sexual selection, and there are many subtle and not-so-subtle things that affect that process: There’s mascara. Expensive watches. Amazing shoes. Sports cars, perfume, skirts, ties, jeans, boots, and on and on. Now, compare us to everybody else. By everybody else I mean dogs and cats and lions and tigers and bears … and squids and whales. All the other animals around, and all the plants, have seasons to their mating. We humans don’t seem to. When it comes to our babies, birthdays are pretty well distributed around the calendar.
Bill Nye (Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation)
Ida was clearly exasperated by the fact that despite the motives that accompanied the lynching statistics published year after year—which Ida included in nearly every article—“law-abiding and fair-minded people should so persistently shut their eyes to the facts.” Ida continued, “This record, easily within the reach of every one who wants it,” made it “inexcusable” for anyone not to debunk the presumption from the beginning.
Paula J. Giddings (Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching)
I don't want to be a kitten anymore. Give me my honorary claws so I can become a lion.
Kayla Krantz
These three attributes please me as they are persistent in their ways, above all, the fourth is the most diligent one and sure knows how to handle a sword: Ants are a persistent yet impotent bunch. The lion is a voracious fighter that, by no means, look back. The horse knows its value and walks with confidence. The eagle is so competent that it knows where to go all the time.
Alan Maiccon
If you walk with sheep you cannot run with lions.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You need strength of built to fight a lion. You need strength of will to fight obstruction. You need strength of heart to fight frustration. You need strength of soul to fight temptation.
Rodolfo Martin Vitangcol, The Pink Poetry
So why do so many of us feel such despair about the direction we’re heading?” asked Ella. “Because hope and optimism doesn’t sell nearly as well as pessimism and despair. Your news outlets earn clicks and viewership by sowing alarmism and division. Your social media plays to addictions and creates unprecedented social pressures. You’re wired by evolution to find bad news more motivational than good. To seek it out. “If your ancestors heard the rustle of a friendly breeze far away in the tall grass, and ran away, mistaking the breeze for a lion, this cost them very little. But if they heard the rustle of a lion in the tall grass, and mistook it for a friendly breeze, this would cost them their lives. Seeing potential bad news behind every harmless breeze is a survival instinct. “There are many other psychological and evolutionary reasons to account for the state of your discontent in the face of prosperity, but I’ll stop there.
Douglas E. Richards (Seeker)
Come out of the Masses, Stand solely like a Lion, and Lead your life according to your ethics
Monika_P
What is your opinion of Lady Helen?” he asked as Quincy arranged the meal on the table in front of him. “She is the jewel of the Ravenels,” Quincy said. “A more kind-hearted girl you’ll never meet. Sadly, she’s always been overlooked. Her older brother received the lion’s share of her parents’ interest, and what little was left went to the twins.” Rhys had met the twins a few days earlier, both of them bright-eyed and amusing, asking a score of questions about his department store. He had liked the girls well enough, but neither of them had captured his interest. They were nothing close to Helen, whose reserve was mysterious and alluring. She was like a mother-of-pearl shell that appeared to be one color, but from different angles revealed delicate shimmers of lavender, pink, blue, green. A beautiful exterior that revealed little of its true nature. “Is she aloof with all strangers?” he asked, arranging a napkin on his lap. “Or is it only with me?” “Aloof?” The valet sounded genuinely surprised. Before he could continue, a pair of small black spaniels entered the parlor, panting happily as they bounded up to Rhys. “Good heavens,” he muttered with a frown. Rhys, who happened to like dogs, didn’t mind the interruption. What he found disconcerting, however, was the third animal that trotted into the room after them and sat assertively by his chair. “Quincy,” Rhys asked blankly, “why is there a pig in the parlor?” The valet, who was busy shooing the dogs from the room, said distractedly, “A family pet, sir. They try to keep him in the barn, but he will insist on coming into the house.” “But why--” Rhys broke off, realizing that regardless of the explanation, it would make no sense to him. “Why is it,” he asked instead, “that if I kept livestock in my home, people would say I was ignorant or daft, but if a pig wanders freely in the mansion of an earl, it’s called eccentric?” “There are three things that everyone expects of an aristocrat,” the valet replied, tugging firmly at the pig’s collar. “A country house, and a weak chin, and eccentricity.” He pushed and pulled at the pig with increasing determination, but the creature only sat more heavily. “I vow,” the valet wheezed, budging him only an inch at a time, “I’ll have you turned into sausage and collops by tomorrow’s breakfast!” Ignoring the determined valet, the pig stared up at Rhys with patient, hopeful eyes. “Quincy,” Rhys said, “look sharp.” He picked up a bread roll from his plate and tossed it casually in the air. The valet caught it deftly in a white-gloved hand. “Thank you, sir.” As he walked to the door with the bread in hand, the pig trotted after him. Rhys watched with a faint smile. “Desire,” he said, “is always better motivation than fear. Remember that, Quincy.
Lisa Kleypas (Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels, #1))
Supreme Court Justice William Johnson, who had circuit authority over the state, rule the law unconstitutional, but South Carolina continued to jail the sailors. The state was motivated by a fundamental fear: slave violence. According to the state senate, the "duty to guard against insubordination or insurrection" was "paramount to all laws, all treaties, all constitutions." Washington decided not to force matters - and South Carolina this overrode federal authority.
Jon Meacham (American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House)
Ah. But you say that because you’re a linguist, and you can’t see why anyone wouldn’t want to wallow in the sheer beauty of language.” Szpindel harrumphed with mock pomposity. “Now me, I’m a biologist, so it makes perfect sense.” “Really. Then explain it to me, oh wise and powerful mutilator of frogs.” “Simple. Bloodsucker’s a transient, not a resident.” “What are— Oh, those are killer whales, right? Whistle dialects.” “I said forget the language. Think about the lifestyle. Residents are fish-eaters, eh? They hang out in big groups, don’t move around much, talk all the time.” I heard a whisper of motion, imagined Szpindel leaning in and laying a hand on Michelle’s arm. I imagined the sensors in his gloves telling him what she felt like. “Transients, now—they eat mammals. Seals, sea lions, smart prey. Smart enough to take cover when they hear a fluke slap or a click train. So transients are sneaky, eh? Hunt in small groups, range all over the place, keep their mouths shut so nobody hears ’em coming.” “And Jukka’s a transient.” “Man’s instincts tell him to keep quiet around prey. Every time he opens his mouth, every time he lets us see him, he’s fighting his own brain stem. Maybe we shouldn’t be too harsh on the ol’ guy just because he’s not the world’s best motivational speaker, eh?
Peter Watts (Blindsight (Firefall, #1))
Lions respect their Lionesses because they know that their food depends on them. Lions respect their Lionesses because they know that their lineage depends on them. Why do men refuse to respect their women?
Mitta Xinindlu