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d526a79 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. bravery courage failure inspirational success Winston S. Churchill
1450fb9 I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. - Atticus Finch courage Harper Lee
23cf8eb Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him. courage fear George R.R. Martin
3f1b3b3 Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it. belief bravery courage fear fears inspirational inspirational-life inspirational-quotes strength C. JoyBell C.
c245c7e Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others. brave courage dreams inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking purpose vision Roy T. Bennett
3a5f5c5 A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. courage inspirational misattributed-grace-hopper misattributed-william-g-t-shedd risk John A. Shedd
329a3c6 Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. achievement believe-in-yourself brave courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking talent Roy T. Bennett
276da4a Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone. belief beliefs believe courage courage-quotes inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
688102e Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing. courage fear Emma Donoghue
db113e8 When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny. change courage life Paulo Coelho
30cc5f8 You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone. achievement change comfort-zone courage dream dreams inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational start-up step-out-of-your-comfort-zone Roy T. Bennett
378346f The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter. courage patience trials-of-life Paulo Coelho
77e88af Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength. courage inspirational strength Napoleon Bonaparte
0b9eadb Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. courage inspirational Ralph Waldo Emerson
a47d5fa It's your life; you don't need someone's permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart. brave courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes live-from-your-heart living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
a90a6a1 Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard Some do it with a bitter look Some with a flattering word The coward does it with a kiss The brave man with a sword betrayal bravery courage love remorse Oscar Wilde
0b79e5a Be Brave and Take Risks: You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward. authentic-living being-positive brave courage faith inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes life life-quotes motivation moving-forward optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking start-up Roy T. Bennett
0106dd5 Do Not Lie to Yoursel comfort-zone courage excuse honesty inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
7194734 Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. courage inspirational Victor Hugo
d9eb69b No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens. bravery courage dauntless experience life training Veronica Roth
b3140af Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason. bravery courage depression eating exercise food future life living love loved-ones medication memories reason strength Andrew Solomon
c6efe90 Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy--the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. belonging courage inspirational light love vulnerability Brene Brown
63ff8d9 A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. courage death inspirational life moral-courage real-life Lao Tzu
a35b2b5 Believe you can and you're halfway there. courage inspirational self-confidence Theodore Roosevelt
4395239 Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after. Such moments are tests of courage, of strength. courage inspirational strength Sabaa Tahir
ef69d76 Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe. courage nobility Christopher Paolini
ba2adb1 Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. courage inspirational moral-courage perseverance tenacity character Harper Lee
5682f4e Without fear there cannot be courage. bravery courage fear inspirational Christopher Paolini
55a9483 Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. courage daring discovery exploration inspirational Andre Gide
fe63a86 The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm. courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking strong Roy T. Bennett
e60dab5 Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear. courage fear fearless inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
b6034c0 If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I would rather be thought of as all of these things, than not love. If in loving, I become the naked woman on the horse, I will ride that horse with my head held high. This is my spirit. I am unbreakable. bravery courage fearless fight-for-love human inspirational inspirational-love inspirational-quotes inspiring love passion passionate-life passionate-love strength unbreakable unbreakable-spirit C. JoyBell C.
08e3695 Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway. courage Laurell K. Hamilton
7f0ccfd What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped our feelings, to race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements. courage destiny empowerment responsibility self-control self-improvement Anais Nin
86e9414 We are the music-makers change courage dream dreams inspirational music Arthur O'Shaughnessy
a0d484b Hardships make or break people. courage life perseverance Margaret Mitchell
9ed460a Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it... courage dreams future inspirational life spirit success Wilferd Peterson
b70475f May Light always surround you beginnings cheer-up courage inspirational inspirational-quotes life new-year success truth wisdom wishes D. Simone
17f15bb We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it. bravery carpe-diem commitment courage here-and-now indiviuality inspirational passion Che Guevara
fcaeaf2 It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living mistakes motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
054f9e5 You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. inspirational oprah courage leadership Oprah Winfrey
956ad74 Until you step into the unknown, you don't know what you're made of. adventure courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-quotes living spiritual step-into-the-unknown Roy T. Bennett
c38fe6b How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us attitude change courage depression dragons fears helplessness inspirational poetry sadness strength transformation weakness Rainer Maria Rilke
c7954fe In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it! belief bravery chance chances courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspiring life living second-chance second-chances taking-chances C. JoyBell C.
dc6220b Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four Cs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable. confidence constancy courage curiosity dreams inspirational Walt Disney
1f88d6b Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things--childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves--that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers. courage creative-process empowerment experience guenter-grass memory record-of-life strength writing Salman Rushdie
cdda6dd Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else. courage inaction inspirational just-do-it travel Tennesse Williams
4555661 Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow. courage inspirational perseverance Mary Anne Radmacher
6745241 Life has no victims. There are no victims in this life bravery courage courage-in-life courageous inspirational inspirational-character inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living C. JoyBell C.
4f0f37d Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage is about facing life without flinching. I don't mean the times when the right path is hard, but glorious at the end. I'm talking about enduring the boredom, the messiness, and the inconvenience of doing what is right. courage fantasy life Robin Hobb
3c9c52a It is better to lock up your heart with a merciless padlock, than to fall in love with someone who doesn't know what they mean to you. affair apart breakdown breakup celibacy celibate chaste cheating courage divorce end enstrangement falling-in-love falling-in-love-with-a-beast final-decision key lock-up love-affair mercilless michael-bassey-johnson padlock parting sea single Michael Bassey Johnson
51abc91 There are two things we should always be 1. raw and 2. ready. When you are raw, you are always ready and when you are ready you usually realize that you are raw. Waiting for perfection is not an answer, one cannot say "I will be ready when I am perfect" because then you will never be ready, rather one must say "I am raw and I am ready just like this right now, how and who I am. bravery courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life life-and-living living living-life perfection raw rawness readiness ready C. JoyBell C.
5bf6fa3 Your Life Is Happening Right Now: Don't let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now. brave courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking procrastination take-risks Roy T. Bennett
f1e88e8 Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds -- justifications, confirmations, forms of consolation without which they can't go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. courage daring knowledge questions risk seeking uncertainty Anne Rice
cb22334 Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. bravery courage inspirational perseverance trial John Quincy Adams
8b13f68 "when I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage pets poem poetry Charles Bukowski
51b6405 People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don't EVER stop! clarity courage determination follow-your-dreams inspirational living motivational truth Steve Maraboli
0c2d79f How do you defeat terrorism? Don't be terrorized. courage freedom serenity stoicism terrorism Salman Rushdie
c90f516 To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little. clever courage courageous crazy death definition hero heroes heroic heroism inspirational life living living-life-to-the-fullest motivational soldier stand stand-out success warrior winning Criss Jami
223f1a9 Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them. challenges courage inspiration inspirational inspirational-attitude inspirational-life inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring life life-and-living life-lessons life-quotes living optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking Roy T. Bennett
8922053 Do I dare Disturb the universe? courage dreams fear make-a-difference T. S. Eliot
d2e4bfd Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator. What makes someone an artist? I don't think is has anything to do with a paintbrush. There are painters who follow the numbers, or paint billboards, or work in a small village in China, painting reproductions. These folks, while swell people, aren't artists. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin was an artist, beyond a doubt. So is Jonathan Ive, who designed the iPod. You can be an artists who works with oil paints or marble, sure. But there are artists who work with numbers, business models, and customer conversations. Art is about intent and communication, not substances. An artists is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artists takes it personally. That's why Bob Dylan is an artist, but an anonymous corporate hack who dreams up Pop 40 hits on the other side of the glass is merely a marketer. That's why Tony Hsieh, founder of Zappos, is an artists, while a boiler room of telemarketers is simply a scam. Tom Peters, corporate gadfly and writer, is an artists, even though his readers are businesspeople. He's an artists because he takes a stand, he takes the work personally, and he doesn't care if someone disagrees. His art is part of him, and he feels compelled to share it with you because it's important, not because he expects you to pay him for it. Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does. Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another. artists change courage creativity meaning passion work Seth Godin
93bedf3 it takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeded. courage inspirational life Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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4502aac Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it's what you believe, and the heck with everybody. character courage goodness inspirational moral-courage unsung-heroes Justin Cronin
9ba820c God surely did not create us, and cause us to live, with the sole end of wishing always to die. I believe, in my heart, we were intended to prize life and enjoy it, so long as we retain it. Existence never was originally meant to be that useless, blank, pale, slow-trailing thing it often becomes to many, and is becoming to me, among the rest. courage death endurance joy life optimism steadfastness strength suicide Charlotte Brontë
6ec2e28 He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch. courage existentialism godard inspirational Jean-Luc Godard
c87115b " Courage moral and physical: 'anima'--the ability to think like a woman. Also a sense of the absurd. Courage moral and physical: "anima"--the ability to visualize the mind and need of a man. Also a sense of the absurd." courage empathy men sensitivity women Christopher Hitchens
7508ac5 You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it. courage inspirational jinnah life making-a-difference selflessness Muhammad Ali Jinnah
95bb5f7 Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love. courage inspirational love Paulo Coelho
ef2cd5c A clown on a throne is still a clown. A king in rags is still a king. courage inspirational inspirational-character inspirational-life inspirational-quotes life-and-living C. JoyBell C.
44384f1 Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by action. Do it or don't do it. It may help to think of it this way. If you were meant to cure cancer or write a symphony or crack cold fusion and you don't do it, you not only hurt yourself, even destroy yourself,. You hurt your children. You hurt me. You hurt the planet. You shame the angels who watch over you and you spite the Almighty, who created you and only you with your unique gifts, for the sole purpose of nudging the human race one millimeter farther along its path back to God. Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got. courage fear writing Steven Pressfield
380ee11 Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action....no matter what. So you're afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway! courage daring fear fearless inspirational resolve richelle richelle-goodrich success Richelle E. Goodrich
ae0a77a Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not. act acting actor actors adage adages animal animals aphorism aphorisms audacity axiom axioms balls be-yourself boldness brave bravery cojones conform conforming conformity courage courageous courageousness daring dead death deep dictum dictums die epigram epigrams facade façades fear fearful fearlessness fit-in fitting-in fruit fruits gallantry gnome gnomes grit guts hardihood heroism herself himself human human-being human-beings humans humor humour insightful inspiration inspirational inspire inspired intrepidity kill killed lemon lemons made-me-think make-you-think maxim maxims motivated motivational motive moxie murder murdered nerve nonconformity oneself orange people peoples person persons plant plants pluck pluckiness pretend pretender pretenders pretending produce profound proverb proverbs provoke-thought quotation quotations quote quotes satire satirical saying sayings self spunk standing-out standout themselves thought-provoking thoughtful tree trees true-grit valour words-to-live-by yourself Mokokoma Mokhonoana
97710bb Silent acquiescence in the face of tyranny is no better than outright agreement. courage inspirational tyranny C.J. Redwine
5f9383d REMEMBER YOUR GREATNES achieve affirmation attitude beauty big birth born competition confidence courage egg existence eye fears giant great greatness human inspirational life living-achievement loser losing loss obstacles odds pains poem poetry race small sperm strength struggles success successful suffering survivor suzy-kassem victory warrior win winner winners winning wisdom Suzy Kassem
c15f3d4 Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment. courage enemies hostage luxury Orson Scott Card
eaf6eaf If you're waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you'll never make it. action actor ambition athlete bravery business career concern confidence contentment courage determination doubt dreams emotions encouraging faith fear feelings follow-your-dreams gift good-enough insecurity inspirational just-do-it just-do-something motivational musician passion perseverance persistence pursue-your-dreams risk security skill success take-action talent worry Criss Jami
b9ce833 Real change is difficult at the beginning, but gorgeous at the end. Change begins the moment you get the courage and step outside your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone. achievement change comfort-zone courage dream dreams inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational start-up step-out-of-your-comfort-zone Roy T. Bennett
dcdc88f I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults. courage parenting Brené Brown
3031a71 "People often silence themselves, or "agree to disagree" without fully exploring the actual nature of the disagreement, for the sake of protecting a relationship and maintaining connection. But when we avoid certain conversations, and never fully learn how the other person feels about all of the issues, we sometimes end up making assumptions that not only perpetuate but deepen misunderstandings, and that can generate resentment." conflict courage disagreement understanding vulnerability Brené Brown
0312628 that bunny courage kisa momiji mute speech tiger Natsuki Takaya
9faeca3 How reprehensible it is when those blessed with commodities insist on ignoring the poor. Better to torment them, force them into indentured servitude, inflict compulsion and blows--this at least produces a connection, fury and a pounding heart, and these too constitute a form of relationship. But to cower in elegant homes behind golden garden gates, fearful lest the breath of warm humankind touch you, unable to indulge in extravagances for fear they might be glimpsed by the embittered oppressed, to oppress and yet lack the courage to show yourself as an oppressor, even to fear the ones you are oppressing, feeling ill at ease in your own wealth and begrudging others their ease, to resort to disagreeable weapons that require neither true audacity nor manly courage, to have money, but only money, without splendor: That's what things look like in our cities at present class-warfare courage cowardice inequality money neighborhoods oppression poor poverty urban urbanization wealth Robert Walser
f0a8ae4 There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm. brave courage deception eyes fortitude grace inspirational kind kindness life love precious stewardship world Marilynne Robinson
6d6c5cb "I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart." courage friendship inspirational J.R.R. Tolkien
ceb65ab In these downbeat times, we need as much hope and courage as we do vision and analysis; we must accent the best of each other even as we point out the vicious effects of our racial divide and pernicious consequences of our maldistribution of wealth and power. We simply cannot enter the twenty-first century at each other's throats, even as we acknowledge the weighty forces of racism, patriarchy, economic inequality, homophobia, and ecological abuse on our necks. We are at a crucial crossroad in the history of this nation--and we either hang together by combating these forces that divide and degrade us or we hang separately. Do we have the intelligence, humor, imagination, courage, tolerance, love, respect, and will to meet the challenge? Time will tell. None of us alone can save the nation or world. But each of us can make a positive difference if we commit ourselves to do so. change courage future hope inequalities justice race Cornel West
0d91ffd "Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts," he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck." Tyrion shrugged. "Fetch the duck." courage dance dragons duck funny humor kill martin prove small soiaf tyrion George R.R. Martin
0644ecd I'll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful. I'll pray, and then I'll sleep. brave courage fortitude god grace inspirational jesus kind kindness life love pray prayer praying precious prudence stewardship world Marilynne Robinson
b6ad4d5 " was a great man. a wonderful intellect, a great soul of matchless courage, one of the great men of the earth -- and yet we have no right to bow down to his memory simply because he was great. Great orators, great soldiers, great lawyers, often use their gifts for a most unholy cause. We meet to pay a tribute of love and respect to because he used his matchless power for the good of man. courage eulogy good goodness greatness honor ingersoll love memory power praise respect robert-g-ingersoll robert-green-ingersoll robert-ingersoll tribute Clarence Darrow
1c0be2d There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion. courage fear heroism David Gemmell
16d1f58 I feel the fear, but I walk fast toward it. courage fear i-am-the-messenger inspirational life markus-zusak Markus Zusak
98c97c2 The job facing American voters... in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries, and to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear. barack-obama choosing civic-duty courage democratic-national-convention famous-quotes fear gun-violence hope legacies making-choices mitt-romney options patriotism police-reform police-shootings political-advocacy political-awareness political-philosophy political-responsibility politics presidential-election presidential-election-campaign quotes-by-aberjhani republican-national-convention savannah-author-aberjhani social-awareness social-responsibility the-future vision-of-america voting xenophobia Aberjhani
9cb3096 It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world. courage demons kind man tame Joseph Campbell
56d0446 "After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I'd say the one thing we have in common is that we're sick of feeling afraid. we want to dare greatly. We're tired of the national conversation centering on "What should we fear" and "Who should we blame?" We all want to be brave." bravery courage fear scarcity Brené Brown
0802171 Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave - that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm. And therefore, this courage allows us, as the old men said, to make ourselves useful. It allows us to be generous, which is another way of saying exactly the same thing. brave courage generous giving grace kindness life love stewardship Marilynne Robinson
9f2fdfd "He's got courage," Alex said. "Courage!" Raoul bellowed. "That coward almost him and--" alex anger courage raoul-of-goldenlake Tamora Pierce
bda2095 Until that moment she had never thought she could do it. Never thought she would be brave enough or scared enough, or desperate enough to dare. bravery courage dare daring scared Neil Gaiman
22790cd Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur. confidence courage dread joseph-heller positive Joseph Heller
686e219 Courage is a virtue appreciated in a male but considered a defect in our gender. Bold women are a threat to a world that is badly out of balance, in favor of men. courage men sexism women Isabel Allende
6a7d81f The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come home, like all the men who now live with mermaids at the bottom of the sea. Or the people who found Atlantis. courage feminism Jeanette Winterson
fee470d Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out of its own way by finding the courage to realize that love and nonviolence are not indicators of weakness but gifts of significant strength. agape-love american-history black-history-month civil-rights-movement compassion-heals-lives conflict-resolution courage dreams faith famous-authors famous-speeches great-leaders hope human-rights-day humanity i-have-a-dream-speech leadership love martin-luther-king-day martin-luther-king-jr mlk-day mlkdream50 national-history-day nonviolence nonviolent-conflict-resolution police-reform police-shootings spiritual-visions spirituality strength voting-rights-act-of-1965 Aberjhani
db3b234 How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a spectre through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? courage fear fight fright hate hope men-s-heart mental-illness mind mystery self-loathing torture Joseph Conrad
348f90d Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates. courage glory honor Ernest Hemingway
a9a6b7d If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves. bravery control courage life life-and-living relinquish-control Madeleine L'Engle
662e323 With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible. conquer courage fears hope impossible inspirational Juliet Marillier
57245b2 Reading about the response of people in stories, plays, poems, helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments of turning. brave courage faith where-faith-meets-art Madeleine L'Engle
72277f0 "Now, this is what the Lord says, "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior." courage god-s-protection Anonymous
a2a57ab "Pulling through is what people do around here. There is a kind of bravery in their lives that isn't bravery at all. It is automatic, unflinching, a mix of man and machine, consuming and unquestionable obligation meeting illness move for move in a giant even-steven game of chess - an unending round of something that looks like shadowboxing, though between love and death, which is the shadow? "Everyone admires us for our courage," says one man. "They have no idea what they're talking about." "Courage requires options," the man adds. "There are options," says a woman with a thick suede headband. "You could give up. You could fall apart." "No you can't. Nobody does. I've never seen it," says the man. "Well, not really fall apart." courage death death-and-love death-and-sickness death-of-a-loved-one illness love Lorrie Moore
f13e3ec They sell courage of a sort in the taverns. And another sort, though not for sale, a man can find in the confessional. Try the alehouses and the churches, Hugh. In either a man can be quiet and think. beer confession courage drinking quietness reflection solitude taverns thought withdrawal Ellis Peters
3293aa2 Let his sword break and his shield shatter, Sansa thought coldly as she shoved out through the doors, let his courage fail him and every man desert him. courage failure hatred prayer George R.R. Martin
afde51e Man needs to choose, not just accept his destiny. choose choose-love courage destiny listen-heart Paulo Coelho
d5d014c A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either. courage death life responsibility Ellis Peters
5320c43 And I want you to know that I heard what you said in that speech,' Rider said, his voice scratchy. 'I might've saved you all those years ago, but now you've saved me,' My heart stuttered and then sped up. I reacted without thought. Placing the book on the bed, I launched myself at Rider just as he came off the window seat. We collided. I folded my arms around him as we went down onto the floor, me partially in his lap and his arms tight around my waist, his face burrowed against my neck. I felt a tremor run through his body and then he shook in my arms. I held him tighter as he broke into pieces, and years of holding it together shattered. I held him through it all. Then it was me who put Rider back together. courage friendship love saving-people Jennifer L. Armentrout
e40a3ca "Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" "That is the only time a man can be brave," -- courage fear George R.R. Martin
385a710 A good conscience is eight parts of courage. courage Robert Louis Stevenson
dca010a Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear. clancy courage danger fear man Tom Clancy
a84d07d The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership. courage generosity humility leadership moderation tao Christopher Moore
981424d "There exists yonder in the mountains," said the Bishop, "a tiny community no bigger than that, which I have not seen for three years. They are my good friends, those gentle and honest shepherds. They own one goat out of every thirty that they tend. They make very pretty woollen cords of various colors, and they play the mountain airs on little flutes with six holes. They need to be told of the good God now and then. What would they say to a bishop who was afraid? What would they say if I did not go?" "But the brigands, Monseigneur?" "Hold," said the Bishop, "I must think of that. You are right. I may meet them. They, too, need to be told of the good God." "But, Monseigneur, there is a band of them! A flock of wolves!" "Monsieur le maire, it may be that it is of this very flock of wolves that Jesus has constituted me the shepherd. Who knows the ways of Providence?" "They will rob you, Monseigneur." "I have nothing." "They will kill you." "An old goodman of a priest, who passes along mumbling his prayers? Bah! To what purpose?" "Oh, mon Dieu! what if you should meet them!" "I should beg alms of them for my poor." "Do not go, Monseigneur. In the name of Heaven! You are risking your life!" "Monsieur le maire," said the Bishop, "is that really all? I am not in the world to guard my own life, but to guard souls." courage righteousness Victor Hugo
f5e8a7f As long as we know what it's about, then we can have the courage to go wherever we are asked to go, even if we fear that the road may take us through danger and pain. bravery courage danger faith fear pain peace peace-of-mind road walk Madeleine L'Engle
4fdf90f We're wired for story. In a culture of scarcity and perfectionism, there's a surprisingly simple reason we want to own, integrate, and share our stories of struggle. We do this because we feel the most alive when we're connecting with others and being brave with our stories - it's in our biology. courage stories storytelling Brené Brown
5ab418f ...with a strong strong glow of courage, drank off the potion. bravery courage Robert Louis Stevenson
3fbde94 Prophet,' he said, 'Your doctrines I do not know; therefore if I accepted them, I would do it out of fear like a coward and a base man. Are you anxious that your faith be professed by cowards and base people? courage faith strength strength-and-courage strength-through-adversity Henryk Sienkiewicz
7d7b06a In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was. chomp courage Carl Hiaasen
e081db6 "Finding one's place in the world is never easy. Have courage and be true to who you are. change-the-world courage inspirational Christopher Paolini
c275c01 If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that's all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you'll make it a better place. - Marmee courage kindness little-women values Louisa May Alcott
aea22dc Was that all it took to be brave? Knowing that someone believed in you? courage jodi-picoult Jodi Picoult
7c6a059 Mma Ramotswe reflected on how easy it was to find oneself committed to a course of action simply because one lacked the courage to say no. courage no Alexander McCall Smith
c6541d5 The only way I could endure being a coward was if I was the only one who knew it. courage pride Pat Conroy
e658818 What is always needed in the appreciation of art, or life, is the larger perspective. Connections made, or at least attempted, where none existed before, the straining to encompass in one's glance at the varied world the common thread, the unifying theme through immense diversity, a fearlessness of growth, of search, of looking, that enlarges the private and the public world. And yet, in our particular society, it is the narrowed and narrowing view of life that often wins courage existence growth life narrow-mindedness open-mindedness perspective society Alice Walker
d5a8a96 Therefore, when we neglect to fear such a brittle monstrosity, we render it powerless. chuck-palahniuk courage damned fear Chuck Palahniuk
41ec6b0 Beyond all of that, I could see the wall I had seen from inside the train, the wall that runs along the train line. I assumed that there, behind it, was the west, and I was right. I could have been wrong, but I was right.' If she had any future it was over there, and she needed to get to it. I sit in the chair exploring the meaning of dumbstruck, rolling the word around in my mind. I laugh with Miriam as she laughs at herself, and at the boldness of being sixteen. At sixteen you are invulnerable. I laugh with her about rummaging around for a ladder in other people's sheds, and I laugh harder when she finds one. We laugh at the improbability of it, of someone barely more than a child poking around in Beatrix Potter's garden by the Wall, watching out for Mr McGregor and his blunderbuss, and looking for a step-ladder to scale one of the most fortified barriers on earth. We both like the girl she was, and I like the woman she has become. She says suddenly, 'I still have the scars on my hands from climbing the barbed wire, but you can't see them so well now.' She holds out her hands. The soft parts of her palms are crazed with definite white scares, each about a centimeter long. The first fence was wire mesh with a roll of barbed wire along the top. belief berlin-wall captive courage dark-humor escape escape-attempt fence freedom gdr scars self-belief teenager wall Anna Funder
8f1034f As he grew older, which was mostly in my absence, my firstborn son, Alexander, became ever more humorous and courageous. There came a time, as the confrontation with the enemies of our civilization became more acute, when he sent off various applications to enlist in the armed forces. I didn't want to be involved in this decision either way, especially since I was being regularly taunted for not having 'sent' any of my children to fight in the wars of resistance that I supported. (As if I could 'send' anybody, let alone a grown-up and tough and smart young man: what moral imbeciles the 'anti-war' people have become.) civilisation courage enemies fathers humour iraq iraq-war morality resistance sons war war-on-terror Christopher Hitchens
7bd6ddf I told her I loved the howling sound of her harmonica. That seemed to be the limit of my courage that night, and even those spoken words had to struggle their way out of my mouth. It's all very well for words to build bridges, but sometimes I think it's a matter of knowing when to do it. Knowing when the time's right. courage knowing-when-the-time-is-right limit mouth spoken-words struggle Markus Zusak
1f51588 "Alex here. (...) Ron, I really enjoy all the help you have given me and the times we spent together. I hope that you will not be too depressed by our parting. It may be a very long time before we see each other again. But providing that I get through the Alaskan Deal in one piece you will be hearing form me again in the future. I'd like to repeat the advice I gave you before, in that I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing or been to hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one piece of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. (...) Once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty. (...) Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon. (...) You are wrong if you think joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience. We just have to have the courage to turn against our habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living. Ron, I really hope that as soon as you can you will get out of Salton City, put a little camper on the back of your pickup, and start seeing some of the great work that God has done here in the American West. you will see things and meet people and there is much to learn from them. And you must do it economy style, no motels, do your own cooking, as a general rule spend as little as possible and you will enjoy it much more immensely. I hope that the next time I see you, you will be a new man with a vast array of new adventures and experiences behind you. Don't hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did. changes courage inspirational into-the-wild joy life nature new-experiences Jon Krakauer
a22279f There's some good in this world Mr. Frodo and it's worth fighting for courage family friendship harry-dresden karrin-murphy thomas-raith J.R.R. Tolkien
fbffa45 I've learned that to be courageous is to feel fear within, every step of the way. Courage does not take over, it fights and struggles through every word you say and every step you take. It's a battle or a dance as to whether to let it pervade. It takes courage to overcome, but it takes extreme fear to be courageous. courage fear overcome struggle time Cecelia Ahern
790ad89 This is written in the night. In war the dark is on nobody's side, in love the dark confirms that we are together. courage hope tyranny John Berger
130dfa3 "I believe...that to be very poor and very beautiful is most probably a moral failure more than an artistic success. Shakespeare would have done well in any generation because he would have refused to die in a corner; he would have taken the false gods and made them over; he would have taken the current formulae and forced them into something lesser men thought them incapable of. Alive today he would undoubtedly have written and directed motion pictures, plays, and God knows what. Instead of saying, "This medium is not good," he would have used it and made it good. If some people called some his work cheap (which some of it was), he wouldn't have cared a rap, because he would know that without some vulgarity there is no complete man. He would have hated refinement, as such, because it is always a withdrawal, and he was too tough to shrink from anything." beautiful-losers bravery courage courage-to-be-oneself fresh-ideas great-art greatness hip-hop innovation integrity lars-von-trier modern-art porn-as-art pornography refinement sasha-grey sex-in-cinema shakespeare struggling-artist struggling-writer the-truth vulgarity Raymond Chandler
072f96a ...courage wasn't something you were bequeathed at birth, and it wasn't a lack of fright. It was overcoming your fear, because the ones you love mattered more. courage jodi-picoult life love Jodi Picoult
9a882ca I'd like to somehow find the courage to be on the outside who I am on the inside. courage inner-strength katie-mcgarry young-adult Katie McGarry
68957ad But some things did not change... Courage, for instance. Dedication to a cause. Comradeship. When they were strong and pure, when they came from deep in the bone, those qualities could hold fast against all odds. courage dedication inspirational Juliet Marillier
d2ce415 Would you walk away from Omelas? courage decision-makingsion strength-and-courage strength-of-character the-ones-we-leave-behind Ursula K. Le Guin
60d5c1e Sometimes doing the right thing does take more courage, but the feeling it gives you deep inside makes it worth it. courage feelings inspiration landry pearl-in-the-mist right v-c-andrews wisdom worth-it wrong V.C. Andrews
a4d3d78 "That's what it is to be a hero," Riordan says. "It's fighting on even when you're hopelessly outnumbered. It's seeing your friends dying all around you, witnessing the most shocking cruelty you could imagine, and still finding the courage to go on. It's doing the very best you can." courage hero hope Juliet Marillier
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