Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.
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Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.
For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward.
What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity.
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.
Bravery shows up in everyday life when people have the courage to live their truth, their vision and their dreams.
Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It's a memory of tragedy and shock, of loss and mourning. But not only of loss and mourning. It's also a memory of bravery and self-sacrifice, and the love that lays down its life for a friend-even a friend whose name it never knew.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.
The Process of becoming unstuck requires tremendous bravery, because basically we are completely changing our way of perceiving reality.
Feminism requires precisely what patriarchy destroys in women: unimpeachable bravery in confronting male power
A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.
Passion and hard work makes a great player, but the courage to get up every time you fall is what makes a champion.
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