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Courage Quotes
Fear often masquerades as a stop sign, but true bravery treats it like a stepping stone. Finding the will to act when you feel paralyzed is the defining moment of personal growth.
"You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity."
— david goggins
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"The ticket to victory often comes down to bringing your very best when you feel your worst."
— david goggins
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"If you can get through doing things that you hate to do, on the other side is greatness."
— david goggins
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"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
— James Baldwin
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Source: Essay: As Much Truth as One Can Bear
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"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."
— Brené Brown
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"The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently."
— Pema Chödrön
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"The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice; it is conformity."
— Rollo May
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"If you are going through hell, keep going."
— Winston Churchill
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"The only way out is through."
— Robert Frost
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"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
— Theodore Roosevelt
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"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity."
— Amelia Earhart
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Source: Book: 20 Hrs., 40 Min.
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"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."
— Nelson Mandela
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"You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you cannot have both."
— Brené Brown
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"It is not the critic who counts... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood."
— Theodore Roosevelt
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"A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have."
— Tim Ferriss
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"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."
— Steve Jobs
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"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
— J.K. Rowling
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena."
— Theodore Roosevelt
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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
— Henry David Thoreau
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"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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"The five-second rule is a simple way to push yourself to take the first small step."
— Mel Robbins
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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"The will is by its nature so free that it can never be constrained."
— rene descartes
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"I realized that it was necessary, once in the course of my life, to demolish everything completely and start again right from the foundations."
— rene descartes
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"To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly."
— Brene Brown
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"When we have the courage to walk into our story and own it, we get to write the ending."
— Brene Brown
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"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others."
— Brene Brown
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"Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it."
— Brene Brown
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Courage influences how you act under pressure, and these quotes surface the core principles.
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