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"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences."
Criss Jami
"If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences."
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"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die."
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"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
Pericles
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
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"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."
Paulo Coelho
"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."
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"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."
Dale Carnegie
"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."
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"To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy."
Henri Frederic Amiel
"To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy."
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"Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow."
Dan Rather
"Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow."
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"Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words."
Theodore Sturgeon
"Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words."
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"If rape or arson, poison or the knifeHas wove no pleasing patterns in the stuffOf this drab canvas we accept as life -It is because we are not bold enough!"
Charles Baudelaire
"If rape or arson, poison or the knifeHas wove no pleasing patterns in the stuffOf this drab canvas we accept as life -It is because we are not bold enough!"
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"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity."
Augustine Og Mandino
"Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity."
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"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."
Dale Carnegie
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."
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"Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway."
Laurell K. Hamilton
"Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway."
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"Song of myselfWith music strong I come, with my cornets and my drums, I play not marches for accepted victors only, I play marches for conquer'd and slain persons. Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. I beat and pound for the dead, I blow through my embouchures my loudest and gayest for them. Vivas to those who have fail'd! And to those whose war-vessels sank in the sea! And to those themselves who sank in the sea! And to all generals that lost engagements, and all overcome heroes! And the numberless unknown heroes equal to the greatest heroes known!"
Walt Whitman
"Song of myselfWith music strong I come, with my cornets and my drums, I play not marches for accepted victors only, I play marches for conquer'd and slain persons. Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. I beat and pound for the dead, I blow through my embouchures my loudest and gayest for them. Vivas to those who have fail'd! And to those whose war-vessels sank in the sea! And to those themselves who sank in the sea! And to all generals that lost engagements, and all overcome heroes! And the numberless unknown heroes equal to the greatest heroes known!"
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"If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.' 'I love you too, man.' 'You know what I mean. You're immune. Or, heck, give me some of those nice water grenades and I'll go. Ares and I have tangled before."
Rick Riordan
"If the statue engulfs people in fire, we should send Leo.' 'I love you too, man.' 'You know what I mean. You're immune. Or, heck, give me some of those nice water grenades and I'll go. Ares and I have tangled before."
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"Noble souls through dust and heat rise from disaster and defeat the stronger."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Noble souls through dust and heat rise from disaster and defeat the stronger."
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"The brave venture anything."
Anonymous
"The brave venture anything."
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"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody."
J. D. Salinger
"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody."
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"It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base."
Jean Anouilh
"It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base."
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"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can."
Augustine Og Mandino
"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can."
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"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."
George S. Patton
"Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets."
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"There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."
Ronald Reagan
"There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."
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"The more wit the less courage."
Thomas Fuller
"The more wit the less courage."
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"Political courage is not political suicide."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Political courage is not political suicide."
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"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes."
John F. Kennedy
"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes."
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"Have the courage to act instead of react."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Have the courage to act instead of react."
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"Let your life be a reflection of your bravery not of your fear. Someone who does not take risks and leave their comfort zone will remain stagnant. They will never change, never move, never leave the place they are right now. Be brave in the face of your fears."
Avina Celeste
"Let your life be a reflection of your bravery not of your fear. Someone who does not take risks and leave their comfort zone will remain stagnant. They will never change, never move, never leave the place they are right now. Be brave in the face of your fears."
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"Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter."
J. R. R. Tolkien
"Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter."
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"You'll feel afraid at times. You'll feel weak at times. But remember, fear and weakness are not your enemies. They are forms of evolutionary wisdom in the face of danger. Take some time to assess the situation and shake the weakness and fear off your limbic system."
Abhijit Naskar
"You'll feel afraid at times. You'll feel weak at times. But remember, fear and weakness are not your enemies. They are forms of evolutionary wisdom in the face of danger. Take some time to assess the situation and shake the weakness and fear off your limbic system."
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"Creativity takes courage."
Henri Matisse
"Creativity takes courage."
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"I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living."
Georg Buchner
"I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living."
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"Yes, you must have the courage of being free."
Jose Carreras
"Yes, you must have the courage of being free."
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"We're on a hunt, Cooper. When you're on a hunt, you do whatever it takes."
Tamora Pierce
"We're on a hunt, Cooper. When you're on a hunt, you do whatever it takes."
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"Fear tries to get us to give up but faith takes us all the way through to victory."
Joyce Meyer
"Fear tries to get us to give up but faith takes us all the way through to victory."
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"Don't die on me," she whispered when the clock struck midnight and he still had not moved. "It's only a little shoulder wound. Goddess, George-don't die on me."His eyes flickered open and he smiled. "I didn't know you cared," he whispered. "And why insult me? I won't die for a wee nick like this; I've had worse in my day."Alanna wiped her wet cheeks. "Of course I care, you unprincipled pickpocket!" she whispered. "Of course I care."
Tamora Pierce
"Don't die on me," she whispered when the clock struck midnight and he still had not moved. "It's only a little shoulder wound. Goddess, George-don't die on me."His eyes flickered open and he smiled. "I didn't know you cared," he whispered. "And why insult me? I won't die for a wee nick like this; I've had worse in my day."Alanna wiped her wet cheeks. "Of course I care, you unprincipled pickpocket!" she whispered. "Of course I care."
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"Optimism is the foundation of courage."
Nicholas M. Butler
"Optimism is the foundation of courage."
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"There is no discovery without risk and what you risk reveals what you value."
Jeanette Winterson
"There is no discovery without risk and what you risk reveals what you value."
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"You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity."
Epicurus
"You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity."
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"Never let your fear of the unknown and things being too difficult make your choices for you in life. One of the saddest lessons in life is finding out that your fear made the situation worse than what it was and a braver person stole the dream you gave up on."
Shannon L. Alder
"Never let your fear of the unknown and things being too difficult make your choices for you in life. One of the saddest lessons in life is finding out that your fear made the situation worse than what it was and a braver person stole the dream you gave up on."
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"Humanity does not pass through phases as a train passes through stations: being alive, it has the privilege of always moving yet never leaving anything behind. Whatever we have been, in some sort we are still."
C. S. Lewis
"Humanity does not pass through phases as a train passes through stations: being alive, it has the privilege of always moving yet never leaving anything behind. Whatever we have been, in some sort we are still."
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"New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!"
Rick Riordan
"New lesson class... most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword.this change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you RIGHT NOW if you don't BACK OFF!.... CLASS DISMISSED!"
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"The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."
Terri Clark
"The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."
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"Courage without conscience is a wild beast."
Robert Green Ingersoll
"Courage without conscience is a wild beast."
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"Courage in danger is half the battle."
Titus Maccius Plautus
"Courage in danger is half the battle."
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"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."
Andrew Johnson
"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."
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"Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done."
John Keegan
"Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done."
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"Being gifted needs courage."
Georg Brandes
"Being gifted needs courage."
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"There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage."
Moliere
"There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage."
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"When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to stop using."
Kirstie Alley
"When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to stop using."
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"We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer."
Robert Falcon Scott
"We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer."
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"Don't jump to-"I'm not, Dekka said. "But if that's what it is, if it's those things, I'm going to ask you to take care of me."We've been over this, Sam said, pulling his hand away."If I tell you it's time, you do it, okay, Sam?He couldn't answer."I'm not afraid to die, Dekka said."
Michael Grant
"Don't jump to-"I'm not, Dekka said. "But if that's what it is, if it's those things, I'm going to ask you to take care of me."We've been over this, Sam said, pulling his hand away."If I tell you it's time, you do it, okay, Sam?He couldn't answer."I'm not afraid to die, Dekka said."
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