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" I think that what's been holding composers back a great deal is that they feel they must have a new style every year. This, in my case, would be hopeless. In fact, it is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage. "

Samuel Barber

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" War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood. "

" In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today. "

" What we need is some people to stand up with the courage of their convictions, to do what they promised when they ran for election, and fight to stop Obamacare. "

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" Young men and young women, full of courage, originality, and genius, are everywhere to be met with. "

" Creating art is painful. It takes time, practice, and the courage to stand alone. "

" Traveling gives you some perspective of what the rest of the world is like. I think that having the courage to step out of the norm is the most important thing. "

" I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known. "

Hubert H. Humphrey

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" America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. "

" Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors. "

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

" If I'd had more courage, I would've pursued a less commercial path. Maybe I would've gone into musical theater. "

Debbie Millman

Maybe

Path

" Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free. "

" Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it's artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients. I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed. "

" As a former NFL player, I am one American who will have nothing to do with any NFL Team that cannot find the corporate courage to stand for the millions of courageous past great Americans whose sacrifice gave meaning to our flag and national anthem and to the millions upon millions who still dream to come to its free shores. "

" Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary. "

Amber Valletta

Always

Courage

" I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly. "

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

" Part of courage is simple consistency. "

" Let your customers be your partners; let your vendors be your employees. What's necessary in this transformation more than anything else is courage and a willingness to change. "

" As for my own music, I've never written a book about it. I'm not pedagogical... When I write an abstract piano sonata or a concerto, I write what I feel. I'm not a self-conscious composer. "

" If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. "

" Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think. "

" I actually learned that you should never give up, and if you love something, take courage and absolutely go after it. "

" Lily Tomlin was one of the early comedy greats who influenced my courage to be the person I am. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

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" It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up. "

Ginnifer Goodwin

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" Maybe in the workplace I have more courage than other areas in my life. "

Naomi Watts

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" I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves. "

" In men's sports, people criticize coaches and managers all the time, call out teammates, too, and it's not that huge of a deal. Often, the guy speaking out is even lauded for having the courage to tell the truth. When it happens in women's sports, though, it always seems to be viewed as a nasty, claws-out cat fight. "

" The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. "