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Courage is not the absence of fear it is the making of action in spite of fear.
M. Scott Peck
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M. Scott Peck
Age: 69 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 22
Died: 2005
Died: September 25
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
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New York City
New York
Morgan Scott Peck
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Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom indeed, they create our courage and wisdom.
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The time and the quality of the time that their parents devote to them indicate to children the degree to which they are valued by their parents. . . . When children know that they are valued, when they truly feel valued in the deepest parts of themselves, then they feel valuable. This knowledge is worth more than any gold.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us.
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