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" I'm a writer of faith who worries about the intolerance of religion. I look at the past and fear we haven't learned from it. I believe that humanity is capable of evil as well as great acts of courage and goodness. I have hope. Deep down, I believe in the human spirit, although sometimes that belief is shaken. "

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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. "

Thalia

Courage

Goals

Mother

" And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace. "

" I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger. "

" Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. "

Nancy Gibbs

Seasons

Generosity

" If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself. "

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Own

Mind

Courage

" I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much. "

Diane von Furstenberg

Strength

Courage

Mother

" Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group. "

" I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love. "

" Loving the church also means having the courage to make difficult, trying choices, having ever before oneself the good of the church and not one's own. "

" St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn. "

" We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it. "

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Words

People

Freedom

" You have to have courage to be obedient to God. "

" I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India. "

" The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror! "

" Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not. "

" He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all. "

Miguel de Cervantes

Much

Friend

" Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear. "

" I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child soldiers in Northern Uganda who now are helping other former child soldiers return to civilian life. "

" Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles, face change full of courage, courage based on faith. "

" At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion. "

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

" You take a number of small steps which you believe are right, thinking maybe tomorrow somebody will treat this as a dangerous provocation. And then you wait. If there is no reaction, you take another step: courage is only an accumulation of small steps. "

" My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. "

" We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place too often, and I think you've got to move beyond it, go the extra mile and have the courage not to just repeat the first one. "

" One has to have the courage of one's pessimism. "

Ian Mcewan

Pessimism

Courage

" Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. "

" The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man. "

" In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends. "

" Courage breeds leadership. "

" Being able to hear someone say, 'I found an incredible job on The Muse,' or 'It gave me courage to make a career change,' that's the motivating factor. "

Kathryn Minshew

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