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" Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. "

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" Since I was a little girl, I have witnessed the strength and courage that energized my mother, who left every sorrow and pain in the past, who would work unyieldingly to obtain her goals, who was the great warrior from whom I learned all the values that are today fundamental pillars of my every day. "

" The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it. "

" In 'Tree of Life,' the cinematography records a small story, a celebration of the courage of everyday life. But it does it so up close and so effortlessly that it has the effect of elevating the intimacy of the story to a grand scale. "

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" Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences. "

" The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virtues consistently. "

" Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. "

" I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. "

" With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice. "

" September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage. "

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" And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. "

" Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. "

" With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction. "

Samuel E. Morison

" I found that female pathfinders generally integrate characteristics commonly associated with being women - like the capacity to be intimate - with 'male' ones like ambition and courage. "

" Change takes courage. "

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

" I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault. "

" It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. "

" Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. "

" Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword. "

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

" It's hard to do fiction and nonfiction simultaneously. "

" What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded. The truth is that the whole episode was almost insane. "

" When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded. "

" I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work two jobs to survive. "

" Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one can prepare you for it. "

" Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. "

" History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. "

" Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future. "

" Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined. "

" Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. "

" Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. "