Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.
I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my read more
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Dune, "Litany Against Fear", 1965.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life in order to keep read more
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life in order to keep it.
God Almighty hates a quitter.
God Almighty hates a quitter.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and read more
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
What a new face courage puts on everything!
What a new face courage puts on everything!
Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.
Since fear is mostly about ignorance, the best part is that it's as temporary as you choose.
