"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

Courage, Freedom, Possession

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"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

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

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"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."

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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 mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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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

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"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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"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."

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