"“Character,” [[Charles de Gaulle|de Gaulle]] reflected at the end of his life, “is above all the ability to disregard insults or abandonment by one’s own people. **One must be willing to lose everything. There is no such thing as half a risk**.” "That’s a damn good definition of heroism too." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[character]], [[courage]], [[making-decisions]], [[probabilistic-thinking]], [[fooled-by-randomness]] **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]