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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

" Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free. "

Thich Nhat Hanh

" Pride is tough. You go to high school, and its 'pride,' 'courage;' it's all these types of words that we use to motivate us. I don't think there's anywhere in the Scriptures through the saints' lives where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody. "

" I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway. "

" Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life. "

" 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. "

Mother Angelica

" It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces. "

" To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that. "

Saint Teresa of Avila

" Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back. "

Thomas a Kempis

" All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. "

Earl Nightingale

" Every man ultimately falls into the company with which he affiliates. And he is the strongest who draws men to himself, who creates the company; and this is through having a positive quality - courage and physical prowess. "

Orison Swett Marden

" When I write, what I long for is not more realism or fiction but more courage. That's what I always find myself short on and what I have to struggle to achieve in order that the work might live. "

" I can muster up the courage in the difficult situations to get me through. "

" We can score political points. We can try to advance some important initiatives. But at some point, it takes sober-minded, responsible conservative leaders to identify when you've pushed as far as you can and to have the courage to go back and face the electorate and explain to them why you voted the way you did. "

" 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. "

Gabrielle Bernstein

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

" You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. "

" Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be. "

George A. Sheehan

" I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me. "

" Different parts of the world have different attitudes to failure. Arguably, it may take more courage to be an entrepreneur in Sydney, or Paris, or London, or Japan, or Singapore... but an entrepreneur sees the world for what it could be, not what it is. "

" Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends. "

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

Neal A. Maxwell

" What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? "

Vincent Van Gogh

" There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. "

" I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact we don't. To recognize that we don't know even what will happen this afternoon and yet having the courage to move forward - that's one meaning of faith. "

Sharon Salzberg

" When a person finally has the courage to say, 'This is who I am,' and society is not there to welcome them with open arms, it is so tragic. "

" When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

" A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy. "