Beware of charisma . . . Representative Men; was Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1850 phrase for the great men in a democracy . . . Is there some common quality among these Representative Men who have been most successful as our leaders? I call it the need to be authentic-or, as our dictionaries tell us, conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance or belief. While the charismatic has an uncanny outside source of strength, the authentic is strong because he is what he seems to be. — Daniel J. Boorstin

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A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.

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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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The world cares little about what a man knows;it cares more about what a man is able to do. ― Booker T. Washington

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I’d rather die like a man, than live like a coward. — Tupac Shakur

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The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow. ― Robert Tew

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A quiet conscience makes one strong! ― Anne Frank

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Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth. - Margaret Thatcher

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Life consists of what man is thinking about all day. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius

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