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" I've been involved in politics for quite some time. I've held positions, and my experiences are very deep, and I think I have the capacity, the courage, and the character to institute the kinds of reforms that are so desperately needed. "

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" The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of courage not to change, or you will forget a certain reality, and you will just take in consideration your view today. "

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" Enthusiasm is a form of social courage. "

" No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. "

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" But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility. "

" When I was 16 the first girl I had a crush on wasn't interested at all. I liked her from afar for ages, and when I eventually got the courage and told her, and she wasn't into me. "

" Intelligence, integrity and courage are the great pillars that support the State. Above all, the citizens of a free nation should honor the brave and independent man - the man of stainless integrity, of will and intellectual force. "

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" I wish we lived in a society that made it safe and provided the courage for everyone to come out. "

" A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. "

" To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by. "

" To me, having the courage to tell your own story goes hand in hand with having the curiosity and humility to listen to others' stories. "

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" For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to his craft. For me, he is a man who fused joy and courage as few others ever have. My life was enriched by having such a friend; it is poorer for losing such a friend. "

" The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water, but we also know what it means to see our children to begin to smile again with a restoration of hope and faith in the future. "

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" People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who's right here too. "

" Deciding taste is egotistical, but that's how taste is established, by somebody having the courage to say, 'I don't want to sell that.' "

" Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. "

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" Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained. "

" Having a superpower has nothing to do with the ability to fly or jump, or superhuman strength. The truest superpowers are the ones we all possess: willpower, integrity, and most importantly, courage. "

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

" One of the biggest ways we don't support ourselves is by not asking for support. Asking can take courage, but the reward is immense. "

" We read our children stories starring elephants and monkeys and bears to teach them about nobility, curiosity and courage, to warn them against selfishness and stubbornness. "

" Fate loves the fearless. "

" Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed. "

" I challenge us all to have the courage of our convictions to fight for a fair, justice and inclusive society. "

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

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

" Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear. "

" In acting, there's a type of courage you're recognized for all the time. You lose 100 pounds and play a guy with AIDS, and you get rewarded. But, in life, doing what is courageous is quiet, and no one knows about it. Courage is someone making sacrifices for their family or making selfless decisions for what they hope or feel. "

" I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman. "

" Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. "

" I do get scared, but I think - like it says in another book I've read - feel the fear and do it anyway. I try to have courage, pray a little bit and work through it. I'd rather try, even if I fail. "