"Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together - what do you get?
The sum of all their fears."
~ Winston Churchill
The sum of all their fears."
~ Winston Churchill
Powerful: I first encountered this quotation in the 8th grade when I read Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears with my dad. Its gravitas lies in how easily one can substitute the military categories for just about any other conjured...and the last line still rings true.
Lately, it seems that so many I care for are hanging on by the knot at the end of their "funk" rope (thanks, FDR) and they've nothing left in their arsenal but one small yet powerful weapon:
hope in the face of their fears.
Lately, it seems that so many I care for are hanging on by the knot at the end of their "funk" rope (thanks, FDR) and they've nothing left in their arsenal but one small yet powerful weapon:
hope in the face of their fears.
People are just people.
Doing their best, not because of their fear.
But in spite of it.
And that's a struggle we all share.
Which is why it seems not coincidental that Winston Churchill also said,
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
Doing their best, not because of their fear.
But in spite of it.
And that's a struggle we all share.
Which is why it seems not coincidental that Winston Churchill also said,
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
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