Quotes About Courage

Una mina. C'è un modo di morire più afghano di questo, Amirjan?

A spectacularly foolish and baseless faith, against enormous odds, that a world you do not control will not take from you the one thing you cannot bear to lose. Faith that the world will not destroy you.

Duele decirlo —aseguró, encogiéndose de hombros—. Pero es mejor resultar herido por la verdad que consolarse con una mentira.»

Let's fly," he said.

I remembered something Baba had said about Pashtuns once. 'We may be hardheaded and I know we're far too proud, but, in the hour of need, believe me that there's no one you'd rather have at your side than a Pashtun.

women who were killing themselves out of fear of being raped, and of men who, in the name of honor, would kill their wives or daughters if they'd been raped by the militia. Aziza

There is only one, one skill a women like you and me needs in life, and they don't teach it in school. Look at me. Only one skill. And it's this: tahamul. Endure.

I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who i was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan- the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past- and accept whatever would happen to me. or I could run. In the end, I ran.

An Afghan who is afraid of dying is an Afghan who is already dead.

In cativa ani, aceasta fetita va fi o femeie care nu va cere niciodata prea mult de la viata, care nu va impovara niciodata pe nimeni, care nu se va plange niciodata de faptul ca are si ea regrete, dezamagiri, vise care i-au fost calcalte in picioare. O femeie care va fi ca o piatra de rau, indurandu-le pe toate fara sa se planga; taria ei nu va fi macinata, ci slefuita de tumultul care va trece peste ea.

Ask him where his shame is. He says this is war. There is no shame in war. Tell him he's wrong. War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.

Tapi tentu saja, memang gampang menjadi pintar kalau kamu punya senjata yang siap dipakai.

It was the kind of love that, sooner or later, cornered you into a choice: either you tore free of you stayed and withstood its rigor even as it squeezed you into something smaller than yourself.

It was the kind of love that sooner or later cornered you into a choice: either you tore free or you stayed and withstood its rigor even as it squeezed you into something smaller than yourself

Take me instead,' Mrs. Dang said, holding on to my arm tightly. 'I can fight if I have to. Leave my boy out of this.' 'Not a possibility,' he told her. 'In the old days, whenever I tangoed with Death, I needed my men. Death is here right now, and your son will do just fine.

Come up here. Tell us your story.

But tonight was the night. Chloe and Jake were finally going to tell their parents. Tomorrow, I could be planning my boyfriend's funeral.

Personally, I do not lack the courage to think a thought whole.

The spirit of dialectical fearlessness is not so easily acquired; and the sense of isolation which remains despite the conviction of right, the sadness of the parting from admired and trustworthy [or trusted?] authorities, is the line of demarcation which marks the threshold of its acquirement.

So something had begun, and now she could not stop it. Twin threads ran through her: fear and excitement. She could leave this place today. She could start a new life somewhere else.

You're right, Norah, anything can happen, anytime. But what goes wrong isn't your fault. You can't spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won't work. You'll just end up missing the life you have.

Think of it, Dad. What if I have it in me to do that, and I don't try?

You're right, Norah, anything can happen, any time. But what goes wrong is not your fault. You can't spend the rest of your life tiptoeing around to try and avert disaster. It won't work. You'll just end up missing the life you have.

I meant I'm not afraid of love being difficult. If it was easy, then everyone would find it.