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Courage Quotes
"Isn't bravery always sort of beautiful?"
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"He stepped off the pavement like a man jumping off a bridge, as calm as a swimmer with an ocean out below. Lucy had known what he was going to do the instant their eyes met. She'd know what he intended because she would have done the very same thing if she'd had his courage. Nothing was going to break his fall."
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"The fearful person wilts and submits to what they call fate. The fearless negotiates with fate for a compromise."
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"This is your chance. Are you going to cower and make excuses or are you going to do what you really want to do?"
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"Never be intimidated by what seems ominous, for BiG is only an accumulation of many smalls."
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"Never show your weakness before adversary."
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"I tell people not to be afraid of their fears; because their fears are not there to scare them, they're there to let them know that something is worth it. Yet I am often afraid. I guess that means in my life, lots of things have been worth it!"
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"The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live."
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"Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not."
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"Did you think you could stop me? I'll burn the world down to save her."
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"If you are foe, we do not fear you. If you are friend, your foes will be taught the fear of us."
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"You stand the risk of bankruptcy, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks."
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"Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors."
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"If you are positive about your calling, then it does not matter how hard or complicated it is."
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"When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice."
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"Do one thing every day that scares you."
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"The fear of getting knocked down is less about the pain of the fall and more about the embarrassment in having fallen. And so, to rid myself of the latter is to reduce my concern about the former, which means I just unleashed my life."
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"The world is full of haters, stand for what you believe in and believe in what you stand for."
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"Slowly the shapes around her took on form. Huge empty eyes stared at her hungrily through the gloom, and dimly she saw the jagged shadows of long teeth. She had lost the count. She closed her eyes and bit her lip and sent the fear away. When she looked again, the monsters would be gone. Would never have been. She pretended that Syrio was beside her in the dark, whispering in her ear. Calm as still water, she told herself. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine. She opened her eyes again. The monsters were still there, but the fear was gone."
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"Have the courage to take off your mask and be humbled."
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"Even if no one is listening to you or you are being persecuted, go on speaking, do not keep quiet."
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"In life, courage is sometimes to enter through the door and sometimes it is to walk out the door!"
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"Courage cannot be unveiled without reality."
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"We're all scared.Yes, all of us. I'm afraid every day. If I'm not afraid, I must not be doing something I need to be doing. I believe that when you're doing important work, you feel fear because you don't want to fail. The challenge is to not let the fear stop you from doing the work that will enable you to achieve your goals. You need to recognize the fear for what it is and allow your "why (your compelling vision) for what you're doing be bigger than the fear itself.So where do you start? Identify your fears. As they say, "name it to tame it." Then, move forward."
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"You shout because it makes you brave or you want to announce your recklessness."
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"I want to run. To do what I always do, have always done, for the last five years of my life. Escape, flee into the shadows. But this time, I stand my ground. I'm tired of running."
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"I'd rather meander through a pit of vipers than love one more person, but since I'm on the subject of snakes, we all know one, or are one."
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"A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it."
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