"Matrimony and firefighting. They ain't for cowards."

Courage, Marriage, Risk, Commitment

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"Matrimony and firefighting. They ain't for cowards."

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"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

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"Live dangerously and you live right."

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"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."

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"Sometimes, despite how your heart feels, you have to do what you must in order to get the result you need. When it's impossible to walk away then you need to make it hurt and they will walk away for you."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

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"What are you going to do? Are you going to live in the dark, locked in here? Afraid to look out, answer the door, leave? Yes, he's out there, and he's clearly not going to leave you alone until one of three things happens: he hurts you and gets arrested, or he makes a mistake and gets arrested, or you stop him."

Rachel Caine, Canadian Actress

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"Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"Some say "fear even helps like; The flight or over love reaction but to me it is your loving heart to prove to prove it worthy."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

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"I stare at him. "You can't risk not winning. Not because of me." Sean doesn't lift his eyes from the counter. "We make our move when you make yours. You on the inside, me on the outside. Corr can come from the middle of the pack; he's done it before. It's one side you won't have to worry about." I say, "I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick." Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, "It's late for that, Puck."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

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"Robb says the man died bravely, but Jon says he was afraid.""What do you think?" his father asked.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."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

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"If we stop helping people because we're afraid, or ambivalent or whatever, then we lose. Let them do evil. I'll stop them."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

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"It is far better to know the painful truth than to live with a kindly falsehood."

Honesty

"Maybe knowledge is power, but it ain't nearly as as satisfying as punching some smart ass in the chops."

Irony

"When men age they're called sophisticated. When women age they ain't called at all."

Aging

"Jealousy. It's a terrible thing. Unless it's someone else's."

Envy

"Just when you think you have life by the tail, it's likely to whip around and take a hunk outta your balls."

Chaos

"In my experience, "what the hell" is generally the most interesting decision."

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"Opportunity may only knock once, but temptation'll knock down the damn door and drag you out by the hair."

Temptation

"A person without regrets is called a corpse."

Mortality

"Some people are street-smart, some people are book-smart, but most people are just dumber than dirt."

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"You guys gotta get a license to drive a Geo, but any doofus with a few good swimmers can be a father."

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