What it takes to Sit Down and Listen

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
― Winston S. Churchill.
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When you sat down and wait for the panic attack to be over. When you actually sat down and listen. That gesture, I still thankful to this day.

Also, my favourite lines:
"I don’t know. Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I’ve found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid, and he gives me courage."
 Gandalf, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).
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I don’t think you’ll ever realise how huge it is the impact, the kind of courage I never knew i needed :)
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Just realising my luck.