Courage
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Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
In the central place of every heart, there is a recording chamber; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer and courage, you are young.
Courage doesn't come by doing what everybody else says. Courage does by what you know is right.
So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.
A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of true generosity, happiness is the reward for a life lived in harmony, with a courage and grace.
The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.
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.
The more I see of deer, the more I admire them as mountaineers. They make their way into the heart of the roughest solitudes with smooth reserve of strength, through dense belts of brush and forest encumbered with fallen trees and boulder piles, across canons, roaring streams, and snow-fields, ever showing forth beauty and courage.
If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.
Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.
Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done.
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.
Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.