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" Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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" Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford. "

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" Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle. "

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" When somebody who makes movies for a living - either as an actor, writer, producer or director - lives to be a certain age, you have to admire them. It is an act of courage to make a film - a courage for which you are not prepared in the rest of life. It is very hard and very destructive. But we do it because we love it. "

" I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self. "

" When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage. "

" There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly. "

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" Being gifted needs courage. "

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" God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. "

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" I believe that my worth is not measured by what I do, by the honors that are bestowed upon me, or by material wealth that I might obtain. Instead, I am measured by the courage I show while standing for my beliefs, by the dedication I exhibit to ensure my word is good, and the resolve I undertake to establish my actions and deeds as honorable. "

" In my experience as CEO, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence. "

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