A Quote by Gad Saad

Across disparate cultures that require physical risk-taking as a rite of passage, it is always the men who engage in such pursuits.

Gad Saad

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Gad Saad
Canadian - Scientist
Born: October 13, 1964

The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the rite of passage. I'm not really skilled in any other. Rock and roll itself can be described as music to accompany the rite of passage.

Pete Townshend

Courage is not an ability one either possess or lacks. Courage is the willingness to engage in a risk-taking behavior regardless of whether the consequences are unknown or possibly adverse. We are capable of courageous behavior provided we are willing to engage in it. Given that life offers few guarantees, all living requires risk-taking.

Alfred Adler

Few of us go through life without taking part in some kind of rite of passage.

Hank Nuwer

I've always loved watches my whole life. When I was growing up, I always thought of having a great watch as that next step - of making it, of a rite of passage.

James Marsden

I've always been very competitive, and a part of that is pushing your boundaries - taking a risk and being able to live with the loss that comes with taking a risk.

Scarlett Johansson

Cinema was my rite of passage.

John Singleton

It's a rite of passage for the everyman, to a higher ground.

Bob Seger

Death is the least civilized rite of passage.

Louise Erdrich

Sometimes I feel that 'Footloose' is the rite of passage.

Craig Brewer

There's always risk in life's most rewarding pursuits, isn't there?

Ted Dekker

Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.