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" Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage. "

Neal A. Maxwell

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" Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of. "

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" True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable. "

" You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy. "

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" When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?' "

" Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. "

" Courage is action, not talk. "

" During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades. "

" Courage is knowing what not to fear. "

" It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams. "

" You got to have a lot of courage. Secondly, whatever it is you're doing, you have to believe in it wholeheartedly. Thirdly, you have to be able to stand up in front of people and know that they'll laugh. "

" To be a Bond girl you need courage, charm, determination and feistiness. "

" I cannot think of a greater symbol of human resistance and courage than our Nobel laureate colleague Andrei Sakharov. "

" If I can, in any way, give people the courage to say, 'Actually, no, the nonsense stops right here,' then I want to be a part of doing that. Especially if that means that our folks will be more free. "

" We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination. "

Muammar al-Gaddafi

" Courage is a kind of salvation. "

" What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance. "

" Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage. "

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" Boldness be my friend. "

William Shakespeare

" War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial. "

Nawal El Saadawi

" I had to work up the courage to even imagine myself running for Congress. But I eventually decided that our country had a moral problem in only letting white men - even the right-minded ones - have a seat at the table. "

" Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring. "

Marlene Dietrich

" I believe in a world where there are no heroes, and I've read and know humanity a lot. There are moments that I admire in a person courage, intellect, hard work. These are the qualities I admire in an intellectual, in a writer, and there are so many people who have these things. "

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

" Stripped of its plot, the 'Iliad' is a scattering of names and biographies of ordinary soldiers: men who trip over their shields, lose their courage or miss their wives. In addition to these, there is a cast of anonymous people: the farmers, walkers, mothers, neighbours who inhabit its similes. "

" With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it. "

Thich Nhat Hanh

" Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. "

" If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment. "

" Everybody's opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out. "

" Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back. "

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