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“Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language — it’s from the Latin word cor, meaning heart — and the original definition was to tell the story of who yo...”
“What is courage without risk... It wouldn’t really be courage, would it?”
“Survival often demands our courage.”
“He didn't mince words. “Anyone that wants to live, get in.” His voice was deep and powerful, matching the promise his body made. He was confident and self-assured, the kind of man you wanted in you...”
“Her feelings of fear and helplessness had reached such a pitch that they were suddenly transformed into their opposites. Having overcome them, she felt corageous and self-confident enough to tackle...”
“Penguins don't waste their time trying to fly. They’re unique. They know they were built for the water.”
“As I’ve been telling your, son, you get nowhere looking at clothes and the color of the skin to judge a man. It won’t tell you nothing about what’s inside. That’s where a fellow’s mettle is, and th...”
“You have to learn the difference between a man’s looks, and how fine he shoots. They’ve never been one and the same.”
“I wrote this book for the ghosts, who, because they're outside of time, are the only ones with time. After the last rereading (just now), I realize that time isn't the only thing that matters, time...”
“Courage is not a virtue or value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundations that underlies and gives reality to all other virtue and personal values. (p. 13)”
“He thought of the virtues of courage and forbearance, which become flabby when there is nothing to use them on.”
“If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!”
“The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.”
“Your “everybody” probably represents even a smaller proportion of the population than your Rolodex. Psychologists have documented that our typical everybody— to which they refer as the “generalized...”
“The sea stood up before him, foaming, torn by lightning bolts, opening terrifying mouths that gobbled up the dense, hard black rains unleashed by the sky like hate.”
“In Chinese the word for crisis is weiji composed of the character wei which means danger and ji which means opportunity.”
“My advice to you if you should ever be in a hold up is to line up with the cowards and save your bravery for an occasion when it may be of some benefit to you.”
“It takes a kind of shabby arrogance to survive in our time and a fairly romantic nature to want to.”
“Neither have they hearts to stay Nor wit enough to run away.”
“Until the day of his death no man can be sure of his courage.”
