599 private quotes tagged courage

“Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.” — David Ben-Gurion

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“It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.” — Ray Comfort

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“Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.” — Robert Dale Owen

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“These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.” — Major Taylor

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“Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity.” — Richard L. Evans

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“I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.” — Branch Rickey

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“Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.” — Alan Autry

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“There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.” — Tony Randall

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“Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself.” — Elias Hicks

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“Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words.” — Theodore Sturgeon

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“Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.” — Jose Carreras

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“Part of courage is simple consistency.” — Peggy Noonan

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“It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to the presidency. President Obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing, even when it isn't the easy thing.” — Harry Reid

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“We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.” — Stokely Carmichael

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“Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.” — Sinclair Lewis

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“The President regards the Japanese as a brave people but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.” — Townsend Harris

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“The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.” — George Weinberg

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“If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.” — Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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“I started to send my work to journals when I was 26, which was just a question of when I got the courage up. They were mostly journals I had been reading for the previous six or seven years.” — Marilyn Hacker

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“It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.” — Omar Bongo

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“Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.” — Robert Falcon Scott

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“We know the threats - from global terrorist networks to the spread of deadly weapons. Yet we also know that embedded in this time of danger is the promise of a new day, if we have the courage and commitment to work together.” — Valerie Jarrett

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“Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.” — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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“Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.” — Jenny Shipley

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“President Obama and our all-of-the-above energy strategy is the real deal. We are proud of the fact that we are importing less oil than at any time in modern history, and it has been because of the president's vision and courage.” — Ken Salazar

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