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"My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation."

"My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation."

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani Politician

Courage, Determination, Discipline, Hope

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"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Courage, Fear, Absence, Man

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"It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions."

"It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions."

Omar Bongo, Gabonese Statesman

Courage, African, Leaders, Order

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"It's easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone."

"It's easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Courage, Age, Wit

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"The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms."

"The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Eagles, Sky, Storms, Resilience

46

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Courage, Life, Nothing, Will

46

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

Mark Twain, American Author

Courage, Fear, Absence

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"Our challenge is not to let life mold us or break us."

"Our challenge is not to let life mold us or break us."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Courage, Challenge, Life, Mold, Break

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"A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesn't have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me."

"A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesn't have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

Courage, Church, Moon, Sun

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"Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong."

"Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Weakness, Fear, Strength

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"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolutionary

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"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Fear, Truth, Action

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"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."

"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Courage, Act, Acting, Cowardice, Man

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"The weak in courage is strong in cunning."

"The weak in courage is strong in cunning."

William Blake, English Poet

Courage, Cunning

26

"More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution."

"More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution."

James Thomson, Scottish Musician

Courage, Caution, Eye

26

"The first quality that is needed is audacity."

"The first quality that is needed is audacity."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Quality, First

26

"The best protection any woman can have... is courage."

"The best protection any woman can have... is courage."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American Activist

Courage, Protection, Woman

24

"Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world."

"Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world."

Hugh Walpole, New Zealander Writer

Courage, Play, Safety, World, Newzealander

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

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

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Death, Fear

18

"As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are."

"As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are."

Antony Sher, South African Writer

Courage, African, Gay, Minority

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"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate but it is fear."

"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate but it is fear."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Courage, Enemy, Fear, Hate

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"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."

Malcolm X, American Activist

Courage, Vocabulary, Word

17

"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters."

"We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

Courage, Daughters, Sons

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"He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."

"He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Courage, Heart, Hate, Race

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"All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them."

"All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Courage, Children, Moments

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"Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself."

"Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

Courage, Strength

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"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."

"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."

Helen Keller, American Author

Courage, Danger

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"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

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"If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else."

"If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else."

Reinhold Niebuhr, American Theologian

Courage, Danger

12

"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."

"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Courage, Experience, Nothing

12

"You must play boldly to win."

"You must play boldly to win."

Arnold Palmer, American Athlete

12

"Optimism is the foundation of courage."

"Optimism is the foundation of courage."

Nicholas M. Butler, American Philosopher

Courage, Optimism

12

"The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."

"The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Courage, Madness

11

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

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

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Courage, Freedom, Possession

11

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

e. e. cummings, American Poet

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"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Courage, Risk, Will

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"Never pray for life to be easier, but pray for courage to go on and still enjoy every moment of beauty."

"Never pray for life to be easier, but pray for courage to go on and still enjoy every moment of beauty."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Courage, Life, Beauty, Purpose

11

"The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you."

"The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you."

Elmer Davis, American Journalist

10

"Be amongst the few who dare to follow their dreams."

"Be amongst the few who dare to follow their dreams."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Courage, Dream, Dare, Few, Follow

10

"Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair."

"Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair."

Rollo May, American Psychologist

Courage, Absence, Despair

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"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Courage, Failure, Victory, Defeat, Poor

10

"We can never flee the misery that is within us."

"We can never flee the misery that is within us."

Arthur Golden, American Writer

Courage, Misery

10

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Courage, Death, Love, Fear, Honor

10

"Freedom lies in being bold."

"Freedom lies in being bold."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Courage, Being, Freedom, Lies

10

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

Mary Tyler Moore, American Actress

Courage, Being, Mistakes, Order

9

"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

Harper Lee, American Novelist

9

"Courage is the vision that lets us see ourselves in the mirror of our fears."

"Courage is the vision that lets us see ourselves in the mirror of our fears."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Courage, Fear, Vision, Self-Reflection

9

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

Anais Nin, American Author

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"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it."

"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Courage, Dignity, May, State

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