Courage
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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.
Individual courage is the only interesting thing in life.
To most people, paranoia carries a negative connotation. I believe it is one of the most valuable attributes a leader can have. It is about self-reflection and having the courage, humility, and discipline to constantly ask uncomfortable questions that can potentially poke holes in your strategy and challenge your conventional thinking.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.
He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well — even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you take the phone call instead of screening it. If you want to write a novel, you sit down and write a single paragraph. It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step.
