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Quotes About Courage

Esbandalhados nós estávamos, escatimados naquela esfrega. Esmorecidos é que não. Nenhum se lastimava, filhos do dia, acho mesmo que ninguém se dizia de dar por assim. Jagunço é isso. Jagunço não se escabrêia com perda nem derrota — quase que tudo para ele é o igual. Nunca vi. Pra ele a vida já está assentada: comer, beber, apreciar mulher, brigar, e o fim final.
~ João Guimarães Rosa
Ele disse: — "Minha lei, sabe qual é que é, Tatarana? É a sorte dos homens valentes que estou comandando...
~ João Guimarães Rosa
Happy he who like Ulysses has made a glorious voyage.
~ Joachim du Bellay
When the Whispering Mountain shall scream aloud And the castle of Malyn ride on a cloud, Then Malyn's lord shall have and hold The lost that is found, the harp of gold. Then Fig-hat Ben shall wear a shroud, Then shall the despoiler, that was so proud, Plunge headlong down from Devil's Leap; Then shall the Children from darkness creep, And the men of the glen avoid disaster, And the Harp of Teirtu find her master.
~ Joan Aiken
Action is the antidote to despair.
~ Joan Baez
I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?
~ Joan Baez
It is some accomplishment to suffer fear, but to plod on nonetheless. There is some pride in survival.
~ Joan Barfoot
I've never said this to a girl before." I bit my lip, waiting. "Well..." He looked down. "I'm not sure how to say this." He took a deep breath and announced, "I really like fighting evil with you.
~ Joan Bauer
I hope you'll have the kind of life where what you stand for is so important that it makes some people outright hostile. You won't know how strong your beliefs really are until you have to defend them.
~ Joan Bauer
Staring down hard truth takes guts.
~ Joan Bauer
It isn't the problems along the way that make us or break us. It's how we learn to stand and face them that makes the difference.
~ Joan Bauer
Now I see that it isn't the problems along the way that make us or break us. It's how we learn to stand and face them that makes the difference.
~ Joan Bauer
She shoved her can right under his chin. "Don't mess with seniors," she growled at him.
~ Joan Bauer
Ellie: "You could lie to me. You could tell me to be encouraged, that good will triumph over evil." Richard: "Good will triumph over evil." Ellie: "Liar.
~ Joan Bauer
Elden started toward me, "I think that's enough!" The man I almost knocked down bolted from his chair and shouted, "Let her speak!" Yield, rat boy!
~ Joan Bauer
And I suddenly understand what to do when bad things come. You don't hide, you don't look away; you get right up on them, you take the reins and you ride.
~ Joan Bauer
Sometimes it takes a lot of courage to be who you are.
~ Joan Bauer
Let me tell you something about sad days. They're just part of life, but the best thing you can do on the happy days or on the sad ones is to do what you do best with everything you've got.
~ Joan Bauer
You're going to fall down in this life—everybody dies. But you be the kind of person who doesn't stay down for long. Get back on your feet and keep going no matter what.
~ Joan Bauer
I think hope is just about the best thing a person can have
~ Joan Bauer
We are driving by the Gateway Arch—the tallest arch in the world. It's made of stainless steel and manages to glisten even on a cloudy day. We've been to the top of it four times. Every time I see it, I remember the early pioneers who pushed west to see what was beyond Missouri. That's what the arch is for—to help you think about courage. Those people had strong hearts and vision. My heart's not strong, but my vision makes up for it.
~ Joan Bauer
A heart will say amazing things if it's given half a chance.
~ Joan Bauer
You don't become a real sailor until you sail in a storm.
~ Joan Bauer
What, Mother, could possibly happen in forty-eight hours?" She chose not to answer. "I'll strap a fire extinguisher on my back and lug around the mobile phone, okay?" "Even when you sleep . . ." she insisted. I put my hand over my heart. "So help me, Mom, I'll look so weird, no one will come near me." "That's my girl.
~ Joan Bauer