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Quotes About Bravery

Long ago, among other lies they were taught that silence was bravery.
~ Charles Bukowski
I hated you when it would have taken less courage to love.
~ Charles Bukowski
I am old when it is fashionable to be young; I cry when it is fashionable to laugh. I hated you when it would have taken less courage to love.
~ Charles Bukowski
Most so-called brave people lack imagination. As though they can't conceive of what would happen if something went wrong. The truly brave overcome their imagination and do what they have to do.
~ Charles Bukowski
The tigers have found me, and I do not care.
~ Charles Bukowski
That was love, that was bravery. Shit, who could really stand me? anyone who could stand me had a lot of forgiveness of soul.
~ Charles Bukowski
Do you believe in bravery? I like to see it anywhere, in animals, birds, reptiles, humans. Why? Why? It makes me feel good. It's a matter of style in the face of no chance at all.
~ Charles Bukowski
Most so-called brave people lack imagination. As though they can't conceive of what would happen if something went wrong. The truly brave overcome their imagination and do what they have to do. 2
~ Charles Bukowski
I write poetry, worry, smile, laugh sleep continue for a while just like most of us just like all of us; sometimes I want to hug all Mankind on earth and say, god damn all this that they've brought down on us, we are brave and good even though we are selfish and kill each other and kill ourselves, we are the people born to kill and die and weep in dark rooms and love in dark rooms, and wait, and wait and wait and wait. we are the people. we are nothing more.
~ Charles Bukowski
there comes a time in each man's life when he must choose to stand or run. I choose to stand.
~ Charles Bukowski
there's nothing to discuss there's nothing to remember there's nothing to forget it's sad and it's not sad seems the most sensible thing a person can do is sit with drink in hand as the walls wave their goodbye smiles one comes through it all with a certain amount of efficiency and bravery then leaves some accept the possibility of God to help them get through others take it straight on and to these I drink tonight.
~ Charles Bukowski
I am satisfied with my aggressive nature as I tickle death under the armpits.
~ Charles Bukowski
Remember what the pros say, "If you've got to lose, lose in front.
~ Charles Bukowski
You scared? asked Garson. Yes, I said, but what about?
~ Charles Bukowski
What foolishness makes us tweak the nose of Death continually?
~ Charles Bukowski
La gloria está en el movimiento y en la osadía. Al carajo con la muerte. Es hoy y es hoy y es hoy. Sí.
~ Charles Bukowski
no hay gente feliz? —hay mucha gente que finge ser feliz. —¿por qué? —porque están avergonzados y asustados y no tienen el valor de admitirlo. —¿tú estás asustado? —yo sólo tengo el valor de admitirlo contigo... estoy tan asustado y tengo tanto miedo, mamá, que podría morirme en este mismo instante.
~ Charles Bukowski
Courage comes from the belly - all else is desperation
~ Charles Bukowski
I was going to get the beatings anyhow so I might as well have the fun.
~ Charles Bukowski
Temen tanto al fracaso que fracasan
~ Charles Bukowski
soru i?aretleri cesaret k?r?c?d?r bazen.
~ Charles Bukowski
I am not the least afraid to die
~ Charles Darwin
Nevertheless many a civilized man, or even boy, who never before risked his life for another, but full of courage and sympathy, has disregarded the instinct of self-preservation, and plunged at once into a torrent to save a drowning man, though a stranger. Such actions as the above appear to be the simple result of the greater strength of the social or maternal instincts rather than that of any other instinct or motive.
~ Charles Darwin
the one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.
~ Charles de Foucauld