"It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives."

Courage, Self, Discovery, Life

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"It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives."

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"We can overcome the uncertainties in life with courage and hope."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Overcome, Uncertainties, Life

"It's too risky", said doubters. "It's too difficult", said scoffers. "It's pointless", said mockers. "It's impossible", said haters. "It's already done", said believers."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"When people do the cowardly thing, it's not about respect, it's about fear."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

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"Fear is not respect. It is but a conniving, little weasel next to that mighty lion. They are a far, far cry from the same animal."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"When you break rules, break 'em good and hard."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"A life of action and danger moderates the dread of death. It not only gives us fortitude to bear pain but teaches us at every step the precarious tenure on which we hold our present being."

William Hazlitt, English Critic

Courage, Action, Danger, Fear, Fortitude

"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."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

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"We need courage to take ourselves seriously, to look closely and without flinching, to regard the things that frighten us in life and art with wonder."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

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"But he who dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

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Explore more quotes by Marianne Williamson

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us."

Fear

"Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn."

Love

"Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense everything that comes from love is a miracle."

Love

"From a mind filled with infinite love comes the power to create infinite possibilities. We have the power to think in ways that reflect and attract all the love in the world. Such thinking is called enlightenment. Enlightenment is not a process we work toward, but a choice available to us in any instant."

Spiritual

"The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it."

People

"As long as there are ways we can serve, then we have a job to do."

Spiritual

"God gives us His strength by giving us His vision of things. Our seeing people as innocent is the only way to achieve God's peace."

Forgiveness

"A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered and grown more beautiful because of it. She has proved she can hold her kingdom together. She has become its vision. She cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She rules with authentic power."

Leadership

"A marriage is meant to be a blessing on the world, because it is a context in which two people might become more than what they would have been alone. The entire world is healed by the presence of healed people."

Relationship

"Whatever it is that leads human beings to hate, to destroy, and to kill has taken on a collective force like never before, as technology and globalization now give it the capacity to not just strike, but to strike us all, together, as one."

Society