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"Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things."
Herman Melville
"Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things."
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"Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. ... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."
Helen Keller
"Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. ... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold."
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"Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love."
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"They understood that brave men could be injured more by pity than by disease."
Dan Groat
"They understood that brave men could be injured more by pity than by disease."
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"Fear is more pain than is the pain it fears."
L. M. Montgomery
"Fear is more pain than is the pain it fears."
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"Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping it's life away. To hell with that," he said, "shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass."
Ray Bradbury
"Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping it's life away. To hell with that," he said, "shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass."
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"First you jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down."
Ray Bradbury
"First you jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down."
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"The very ones whose social pressure cause you to compromise will despise you for it. They probably respect your convictions,and many of them wish they had the moral stamina to stand alone.May the Lord give you added courage to be a witness for Him,even in a hard place."
Billy Graham
"The very ones whose social pressure cause you to compromise will despise you for it. They probably respect your convictions,and many of them wish they had the moral stamina to stand alone.May the Lord give you added courage to be a witness for Him,even in a hard place."
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"I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work."
Paulo Coelho
"I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work."
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"Every fear fades with faith."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Every fear fades with faith."
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"I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger."
Jeff Koons
"I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger."
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"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."
Brene Brown
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."
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"Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him."
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
"Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him."
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"Don't be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day."
Ziad K. Abdelnour
"Don't be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day."
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"There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid."
Mahatma Gandhi
"There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid."
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"Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse."
T. S. Eliot
"Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse."
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"You have enough courage to face even your greatest fear."
Chris Prentiss
"You have enough courage to face even your greatest fear."
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"Never speak of defeat before battle."
George R. R. Martin
"Never speak of defeat before battle."
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"Your ultimate goal should be partners with your ultimate fear."
Lionel Suggs
"Your ultimate goal should be partners with your ultimate fear."
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"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."
Confucius
"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."
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"Yes, it was dangerous, but we are not put into this world, Mr. Burton, to avoid danger when an important fellow creature's life is at stake. You understand me?"
Agatha Christie
"Yes, it was dangerous, but we are not put into this world, Mr. Burton, to avoid danger when an important fellow creature's life is at stake. You understand me?"
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"True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher."
John Petit-Senn
"True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher."
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"Trust your brain to suggest a solution, then have the courage to follow through."
Maya Angelou
"Trust your brain to suggest a solution, then have the courage to follow through."
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"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity."
Thomas Hardy
"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity."
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"An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion."
John Steinbeck
"An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion."
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"The Warrior looks at the column of Fear, where he reads: "you are about to enter an unknown and dangerous world where all that you have learned up to now will be of no use whatsoever.The Warrior of Light looks at the column of Desire, where he reads: "you are about to leave a known world where all the things you always wanted and all that you have fought so hard for are kept.The Warrior smiles, because nothing can frighten him and nothing can hold him. With the confidence of those who know what they want, he opens the door."
Paulo Coelho
"The Warrior looks at the column of Fear, where he reads: "you are about to enter an unknown and dangerous world where all that you have learned up to now will be of no use whatsoever.The Warrior of Light looks at the column of Desire, where he reads: "you are about to leave a known world where all the things you always wanted and all that you have fought so hard for are kept.The Warrior smiles, because nothing can frighten him and nothing can hold him. With the confidence of those who know what they want, he opens the door."
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"She has suffered so much, and that sorrows me. But she has been strong in the face of unthinkable adversity, and that inspires me."
Dean Koontz
"She has suffered so much, and that sorrows me. But she has been strong in the face of unthinkable adversity, and that inspires me."
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"Wait, what? Mara roughed up some guys? For a moment Harrison wondered if this had something to do with a woman at her shelter. Maybe she'd been at that pawn shop to try and talk to an ex or something. But that didn't make sense. Mara would have told him about that. "That's a mild way of putting it. She also took a bunch of pistols."
Katie Reus
"Wait, what? Mara roughed up some guys? For a moment Harrison wondered if this had something to do with a woman at her shelter. Maybe she'd been at that pawn shop to try and talk to an ex or something. But that didn't make sense. Mara would have told him about that. "That's a mild way of putting it. She also took a bunch of pistols."
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"In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic."
Jim Butcher
"In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic."
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"Faith diminishes fears."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Faith diminishes fears."
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"We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts."
William Hazlitt
"We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts."
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"Gavriel's son was bellowing Whitethorn's name. A gods-damned victory cry. Over and over, the men taking up the call. Then Fenrys's voice lifted. And Gavriel's. And that red-haired queen. The Havilliard king.On into battle, on into bloodshed, they called the prince's name."
Sarah J. Maas
"Gavriel's son was bellowing Whitethorn's name. A gods-damned victory cry. Over and over, the men taking up the call. Then Fenrys's voice lifted. And Gavriel's. And that red-haired queen. The Havilliard king.On into battle, on into bloodshed, they called the prince's name."
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"It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love."
Oscar Wilde
"It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love."
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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
"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."
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"I strike spurs into my horse. Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!"
Virginia Woolf
"I strike spurs into my horse. Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!"
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"All brave men love, for he only is brave who has affections to fight for."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"All brave men love, for he only is brave who has affections to fight for."
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"Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage."
William Samuel Johnson
"Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage."
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"Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall."
Ray Bradbury
"Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall."
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"Evil won't leave you alone until you take a stand or until you're dead."
Dan Groat
"Evil won't leave you alone until you take a stand or until you're dead."
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"Haven't you learned anything, not even with the approach of death? Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem."
Paulo Coelho
"Haven't you learned anything, not even with the approach of death? Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem."
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"Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
"Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage."
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"No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears."
Ziad K. Abdelnour
"No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears."
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"If you decide to take somebody on, don't look behind you, because there won't be anybody there. You'll be all alone."
Dan Groat
"If you decide to take somebody on, don't look behind you, because there won't be anybody there. You'll be all alone."
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"Aim high to achieve excellence. Be determined to succeed. Use self-discipline to achieve golden excellence."
Mark F. LaMoure
"Aim high to achieve excellence. Be determined to succeed. Use self-discipline to achieve golden excellence."
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"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween."
Doug Coupland
"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween."
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"I will be brave, thought Coraline. No, I am brave."
Neil Gaiman
"I will be brave, thought Coraline. No, I am brave."
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"Courage and fear were one thing too."
John Steinbeck
"Courage and fear were one thing too."
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"I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears."
Paulo Coelho
"I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears."
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"First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
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"I can bow to fear and flee the pursuit of great things. I can bow to God and engage in the pursuit of making things great."
Craig D. Lounsbrough
"I can bow to fear and flee the pursuit of great things. I can bow to God and engage in the pursuit of making things great."
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