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“I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.”— John Slattery
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“Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith.”— Jaclyn Smith
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“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.”— Peter Carey
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“I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.”— Mo Yan
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“My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.”— Peter Paul Rubens
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“And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family.”— Rene Cassin
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“The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up.”— Rene Cassin
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“It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to keep it.”— Willy Brandt
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“We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility.”— Brian Sandoval
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“Courage is always the surest wisdom.”— Wilfred Grenfell
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“One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.”— Katherine Anne Porter
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“But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings.”— Robert Peel
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“I think the Iraqi people have shown extraordinary patience and courage in the last few months. They have really put a political system on the way to success, to a real democracy here.”— Paul Bremer
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“Freedom is a system based on courage.”— Charles Peguy
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“In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience.”— John Burns
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“With honesty of purpose, balance, a respect for tradition, courage, and, above all, a philosophy of life, any young person who embraces the historical profession will find it rich in rewards and durable in satisfaction.”— Samuel E. Morison
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“One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender.”— Josefina Vazquez Mota
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“It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe the infantry defy the cavalry, and by their activity and courage generally prove victors.”— Giraldus Cambrensis
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“With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that.”— Jeff Ament
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“I'm not a fighter, but I would love to be a boxer because I love the courage and toughness. I mean, there can be nothing more terrifying than walking into an arena and looking at Mike Tyson in the ring.”— Mark McGrath
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“But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.”— Ray Stannard Baker
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“During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.”— Xi Jinping
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“I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.”— Tammy Baldwin
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“Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.”— Vittorio Alfieri
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“I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But it's only recently I've had the courage to do that.”— Blanka Vlasic