Quotes About Courage

It is better to write a bad first draft than no first draft at all.

Life is lived on the edge.

But Henry was not prepared to submit. In a speech supporting his resolutions, he supposedly exclaimed, "Tarquin and Caesar had each his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third..." Before he could finish the phrase, red-robed Speaker of the House John Robinson cried, "Treason! Treason," as other burgesses took up the cry. But Henry stared the Speaker in the eye and finished his sentence: "...may profit by their example! If this be treason, make the most of it!

in August 1777 that "no public or private injury or insult shall prevail on me to forsake the cause of my injured and oppressed country until I see peace and liberty restored or nobly die in the attempt."2

against which all the force and artifice of tyranny will never be able to prevail. General

Wat is een held? Iemand die straffeloos onvoorzichtig is geweest.

Waarom huilen? Beter nooit huilen. Er is maar één keus: het loodje leggen of volhouden. Als je eenmaal hebt besloten vol te houden, huil dan niet. Nooit opgeven, nooit en nooit en nooit. Het is trouwens de vraag of je dit kan beslissen. Waarschijnlijk is het leven een brok lijm, waarin je bijt en waaruit je je tanden nooit meer los kan trekken.

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.

My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.

It does not matter how smart you are, or how pretty, or if you have money and many friends. If you do not have courage, you will never blossom into the flower you were meant to be." "I

my ianfu sisters who had died in the comfort station.

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

Epictetus tells us that "it is difficulties that reveal what men amount to; and so, whenever you're struck by a difficulty, remember that God, like a trainer in the gymnasium, has matched you against a tough young opponent." And why would God do such a thing?

her predicament. In his autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt offered this bit of Stoic-inspired advice: "Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are.

Many, on hearing Ebert's story, would use the word unlucky to describe him, but a much more fitting word would be unvanquished. During the last decade of his life, he experienced enough setbacks for several lifetimes and yet was not embittered by his fate. It was a triumph of the human spirit.

If you refuse to enter contests that you are capable of losing, you will never lose a contest.

What Stoics discover, though, is that willpower is like muscle power: The more they exercise their muscles, the stronger they get, and the more they exercise their will, the stronger it gets. Indeed, by practicing Stoic self-denial techniques over a long period, Stoics can transform themselves into individuals remarkable for their courage and self-control.

They tell us to live each day as if it were our last. They tell us to practice Stoicism in part so we will not fear death.

They say familiarity breeds contempt. This may or may not be true, but it is clear that familiarity breeds comfort: do something scary often enough, and it not only ceases to be scary, it becomes automatic.

Whenever you undertake an activity in which public failure is a possibility, you are likely to experience butterflies in your stomach. I mentioned above that since becoming a stoic, I have become a collector of insults. I have also become a collector of butterflies.

Number of Open Mics (NOM)

Even though I'd like to avoid the circumstance or situation, I will not. Avoidance behavior will only increase my anxiety. I will go ahead, experience the unpleasant feelings, and I'll get through it.

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.

Prayer will never do our work for us; what it will do is to strengthen us for work which must be done.