100 Quotes About Leadership Characteristic

Leadership is about how you lead, not what you lead. Leadership is a result of your character and attitude. Many people confuse leadership with power, but leadership is something different. Who you are as a person is more important than your title Read more

Here’s a list of leadership quotes to inspire you and show that authentic leadership comes from the heart.

I believe in what you see is what you get,...
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I believe in what you see is what you get, but I also believe in what you see is getting better! DeWayne Owens
I believe in what you see is what you get,...
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I believe in what you see is what you get, but I also believe in what you see is getting better. DeWayne Owens
All the calculus, quantum mechanics and languages in the world...
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All the calculus, quantum mechanics and languages in the world are worthless pieces of information, if they are not brought to the service of the society. Abhijit Naskar
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Education is not the amount of information that is pushed into the brain and causes havoc there, undigested all through a lifetime. Education must be a symposium of life-building, character- making and assimilation of ideas in the pursuit of building a more harmonious, peaceful and truly civilized world. Abhijit Naskar
Leaders cannot build a successful nation once they are yoked...
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Leaders cannot build a successful nation once they are yoked to these two evils, ignarance and greed. Wayne Chirisa
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Seven Ways To Get Ahead in Business:1. Be forward thinking 2. Be inventive, and daring3. Do the right thing4. Be honest and straight forward5. Be willing to change, to learn, to grow6. Work hard and be yourself7. Lead by example Germany Kent
There can never be someone greater at being you than...
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There can never be someone greater at being you than you. DeWayne Owens
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A crisp, clean $100 bill that is crumbled up, thrown to the ground, stepped on and rubbed in the dirt still maintains its value. Life may crumble you, throw you to the ground, step on you and rub you in the dirt, but you still maintain your value. Just as a crumbled up $100 bill still has purchasing power, your life still has purposeful power; and nothing or no one can ever take that away from you. DeWayne Owens
Never mind the mistakes. One day they will become your...
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Never mind the mistakes. One day they will become your most prized possessions. Abhijit Naskar
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Sow the seeds of weakness and inferiority in the kids and they’ll grow up to be inferior, crawling, insignificant insects. Sow the seeds of courage and they’ll become brave-heart leaders who will one day change the course of human history. Abhijit Naskar
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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
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If you don’t allow one to become a lion, one will become a sheep. And the world is already filled with sheeps, which is the major cause of the society’s intellectual and moral downfall. For a better future to evolve, where humanism will be an all-pervading virtue and separatism will be a matter of ancient history, the world needs lions. Abhijit Naskar
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Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons and daughters of a given nation strive to emulate their leader's greatness. Only then will a nation be truly great, when a leader inspires and produces citizens worthy of becoming future leaders, honorable decision makers and peacemakers. And in these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe. Suzy Kassem
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Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows corporations to outsource jobs for cheaper labor when there is a national employment crisis. Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance. Stability, not fear and terror. Peace, not chaos. Love, not hate. Convergence, not segregation. Tolerance, not discrimination. Fairness, not hypocrisy. Substance, not superficiality. Character, not immaturity. Transparency, not secrecy. Justice, not lawlessness. Environmental improvement and preservation, not destruction. Truth, not lies. Suzy Kassem
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Pick a leader who will not only bail out banks and airlines, but also families from losing their homes -- or jobs due to their companies moving to other countries. Pick a leader who will fund schools, not limit spending on education and allow libraries to close. Pick a leader who chooses diplomacy over war. An honest broker in foreign relations. A leader with integrity, one who says what they mean, keeps their word and does not lie to their people. Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the doctor, and the environmentalist -- not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist. Suzy Kassem
Whatever you do, do it as a master, not as...
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Whatever you do, do it as a master, not as a slave. Abhijit Naskar
If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an...
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If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea. Abhijit Naskar
If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an...
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If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea. If you want pleasure, have pleasure from the pursuit of your passion. If you want to be indoctrinated, then be so by the natural law of humanism. Abhijit Naskar
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The world needs something from you, my friend. It needs the heart that is deep as the ocean and infinite as the outer-space. Can you provide that my friend! Can you make your will so large and your conscience so sharp that in front of which, a thousand Everests and a thousand Kilimanjaros would bow! Abhijit Naskar
The Human Self is the only friend and savior to...
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The Human Self is the only friend and savior to all humanity. Abhijit Naskar
The world needs courage and conscience that can penetrate into...
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The world needs courage and conscience that can penetrate into the darkest mysteries and secrets of the universe. Abhijit Naskar
Be excellent in your own terms.
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Be excellent in your own terms. Abhijit Naskar
The world needs gigantic strong wills in front of which...
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The world needs gigantic strong wills in front of which even the mountains will be crumbled. Abhijit Naskar
Character is what the world needs - character that will...
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Character is what the world needs - character 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
What I want from you comrade, what the world wants...
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What I want from you comrade, what the world wants from you, O dearest, are the neurons of steel, within which dwells a mind of the same material of which the thunderbolt is made. Abhijit Naskar
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I — the eternal idea of oneness, have said this before — and now in the century 21st, say once again - Awake, my friend! Arise, my friend! Start walking my friend! And do not stop until you bring the change you wish to see in your society! Abhijit Naskar
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Love opens the most impossible gates in the world. Feel, therefore, my would-be patriots. Do you feel? Do you feel that millions of your sisters and brothers are starving today and have been in such condition for ages? Do you feel my dear soldiers? Do you feel that the light of truth has become much scarier to the society than the darkness of ignorance? Does this not make you restless? Does this not make you sleepless? Has it not gone into your blood yet, coursing through your veins, becoming resonant with your heart-beat? Are you not yet seized with the one idea of lifting the misery from the society? Have you not been yet immersed in this idea, so much so that, you have forgotten your name, your fame, your property and even your very physical existence as a flesh and blood being? Have you done that yet? That is the very first step of the real education my friend. Your world needs heroes. Be Heroes! . Abhijit Naskar
I’ve never been motivated by money — it doesn’t drive...
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I’ve never been motivated by money — it doesn’t drive Me. Germany Kent
A mindset that understands order, is a mindset that can...
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A mindset that understands order, is a mindset that can understand leadership. Wayne Chirisa
Ineffective leadership, is the plight of followers who anoint power...
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Ineffective leadership, is the plight of followers who anoint power to the autocratic persons who's visions are not founded but are rather arbitrary in their nature. Wayne Chirisa
When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites,...
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When picking a leader, choose a peacemaker. One who unites, not divides. A cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom of speech, not censorship. Suzy Kassem
Mothers and fathers are born everywhere. What the world needs...
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Mothers and fathers are born everywhere. What the world needs are leaders. Abhijit Naskar
Leadership by deception isn't leadership. It's fraud.
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Leadership by deception isn't leadership. It's fraud. DaShanne Stokes
Politics means implementation of the best ideas for the society...
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Politics means implementation of the best ideas for the society in the path of wellbeing and progress. Abhijit Naskar
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Politics means implementation of the best ideas for the society in the path of wellbeing and progress. This is the approach that gave the world, leaders of glorious characters such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Subhas Chandra Bose (the actual man behind India’s Independence), Vasil Levski (the man who liberated Bulgaria from the Ottoman oppression), Nelson Mandela and many more. These people were technically politicians too, but unlike the majority of the politicians ofmodern society, their approach to politics was what it should be in a real system of politics. Abhijit Naskar
One of the most important qualities of a president is...
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One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common good. DaShanne Stokes
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Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility - toughness for accountability - flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate & caring heart for self and others. Amit Ray
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In essence, leadership is the sense of calling to a higher purpose. Amit Ray
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Make a difference, change the game for the better, leave a legacy, be a guide that someone else can follow and make better, and then someone else will follow that and make that better. Carlos Wallace
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Great leaders have three things; inner light, inner vision and inner strength. Amit Ray
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Be the start of something that is good, revolutionary and powerful. Everything after that is a bonus! Carlos Wallace
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Following trends on social media will not lead to social consciousness. Carlos Wallace
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Leadership needs continuous learning from experience. Every time you learn something new, you re-wire your brain. Amit Ray
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Self- reliance is the greatest of all virtues my friend. Abhijit Naskar
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Self is All. (First Principle of Humanism) Abhijit Naskar
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Mark you, no Krishna can clear your eyes and make you look with a broader vision upon life in your march upward and onward, until the Self within you morphs into Krishna — until the Self morphs into Buddha — until the Self turns into Christ. Abhijit Naskar
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Only you can save yourself. Abhijit Naskar
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There is too much negativity in the world. Do your best to make sure you aren't contributing to it. Germany Kent
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If a leader wants his people to do something, he himself must firstly do it! Mehmet Murat Ildan
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Help does not come from anywhere outside - it comes only from within ourselves. Abhijit Naskar
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Awake, O brave one! Arise, O lion-heart! Be the messenger that spreads compassion. Abhijit Naskar
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A fool can't help but be a fool, but when others follow, he makes a fool of us all. DaShanne Stokes
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The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people. Germany Kent
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You Are At Different Levels With Different People. Syed Sharukh
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Fair-minded people earn the respect of their colleagues rather than demanding it. Frank Sonnenberg
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Stop grovelling and start working. Abhijit Naskar
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You are born to build the society, not to follow it. Abhijit Naskar
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The world needs heroes. Be a hero and build your part of the world. Abhijit Naskar
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You don't die when your body stops functioning. You die when your name is uttered for the last time in the world. Abhijit Naskar
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Throw away the newspapers. Discard all the useless debates and gossiping. Start working in silence. Start working on your passion. And make the news yourself. Abhijit Naskar
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Have patience and keep working. Everything will come alright in time. Abhijit Naskar
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A humble learner of today becomes a strong leader of tomorrow. Abhijit Naskar
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To the degree you experience a love deficit you will also manifest a leadership deficit. Glenn C. Stewart
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People who follow you want to know in their hearts what you are willing to sacrifice for them. Your followers don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care for their welfare. Leading to succeed begins with servant leadership. DeWayne Owens
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Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree for the conditions of peace and chaos that impact the lives of those who inhabit one’s beloved extended community. Aberjhani
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Although it is great to know, it is better to be told, 'I love you.' Whose day can you make better today by simply saying, 'I love you?' Now do the thing you know better to do. DeWayne Owens
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If you have allowed a laborious lifestyle to suppress your dreams, then NOW is the time to take a STAND and give yourself PERMISSION to DREAM again! Now remove the clutter in your life and make PLANS to make your dreams a reality. DeWayne Owens
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If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy. Germany Kent
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Be true to who you are. Don't let the world tell you who to be. Germany Kent
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In leadership, the way up is down. Serve before you get served Bangambiki Habyarimana
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Leadership is a conversation. Unknown
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Don’t just timidly swing at the problems in your life, swing hard enough to knock them out! Small efforts produce small results, big efforts produce big results! DeWayne Owens
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Leaders inspire accountability through their ability to accept responsibility before they place blame. Courtney Lynch
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True leadership is not defined by notoriety, power, prestige, status, or job title. Angie Morgan
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With a little care for each other in the business world, we create a better one. A world in which human beings look after their fellow humans. Kamil Toume
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Just do what you were going to do, before you said you were going to do it. Delma Pryce
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I am not smart, I pay attention. I am not considerate, I listen. I am not patient, I make time. I’m not lucky, I work hard. Mark W. Boyer
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The Bible is the greatest book ever written. It is absolutely amazing the tremendous amount of joy, peace, and success one will experience simply by applying its admonition. If you truly want the “Good Life” follow the Good Book. DeWayne Owens
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As you become more present in your own life, you will begin to enlighten others by your example. Germany Kent
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In all spheres of life, there are constraints. You have to develop your own strategy to overcome each constraint. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Powerful leaders use their position of power to empower others. Gift Gugu Mona
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When you see an obstacle approaching, grab your courage and speed up. Angela Lynne Craig
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The leader must have both — the courage to take the people to a daring destination and the humility to selflessly serve others on the journey. Cheryl A. Bachelder
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The bigger the victory, the bigger the battle. Still, be the light and a change agent for healing, restoration and transformation. Germany Kent
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Keep calm and keep learning. Lailah Gifty Akita
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We are endowed with different kinds of gifts for different kinds of services. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The easiest thing for a person is to accept everything as it is and adjust with everyone in the surroundings by sacrificing or compromising originality, but it's also the worst thing if he proclaims that he has changed himself. Testy McTesterson
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Great people never sleep because their dreams keep them awake and striving. Unknown
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The real power of a leader is in the number of minds he can reach, hearts he can touch, souls he can move, and lives he can change. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Integrity is the soul of leadership! Trust is the engine of leadership! Amine A. Ayad
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Trust. And be trusted. Richie Norton
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Cultivating spiritual intimacy is essential for leaders to live a vibrant missional life. Gary Rohrmayer
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A leader has a great duty. You have to perform beyond the expectation of the people. Lailah Gifty Akita
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There are no self made heroes or leaders. No matter how rugged or self assured, everyone requires a cast of players - friends, mentors, lovers, critics, villains and supporters - who call, invite, seduce, goad and encourage them to finally step into their true power. We are all heroes and leaders in some way, and we all need each other. Jacob Nordby
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When taking on a leadership role in business remember it's about relationships. If your people (aka employees) are taken care of then they will respect you and return the favor. Unknown
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What you hold in your consciousness tends to manifest–the inner game runs the outer game. Unknown
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Because discipline is misunderstood or not as valued as it has been, the United States–and some might argue the world–is experiencing a cultural leadership crisis. Unknown
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Every time you invite a candidate to interview, you should expect to be interviewed, too. Stacy Feiner
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You cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity! Israelmore Ayivor
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Simple life EthosIf you must judge. Let your moral beacon guide you to a decision you can live with, If you feel generous, give with humility so others could live with dignity, If you became aware of injustice, your inaction or silence are part of it, Living life without courage, is like living without honour, If your arrogance started to control your behavior, then it's time for you to stratify to heaven where there are no earthly human beings Never live behind the rocks. Always move to find comfort in brighter places, and Always deem yourself to be courageous when others call upon you.... Husam Wafaei