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" Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. "

Georg C. Lichtenberg

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" Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators. "

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" Smart growth is having the courage to say yes and having the courage to say no. "

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" The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know. "

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" The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility. "

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

" Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. "

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" Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. "

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" As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally counterintuitive: Practice courage and reach out! "

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

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" Amid apocalyptic dystopia, 'Fahrenheit 451''s protagonist retains sparks of curiosity, creativity, and courage, and these human characteristics are the seeds of hope that can arise, phoenix-like, from civilization's ashes. "

" The truth won't set us free - until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it. "

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" Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding. "

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