Bravery Quotes - Page 20

• I'm not brave at all.

  Matt Nagle

  Brave

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• I think it's so wrong to play the victim. There's too many brave women out there that just won't even tolerate it, you know?

  Elisha Cuthbert

  Thinking, Play, Victim

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• It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.

  Sallust

  Law, Victory, Coward

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• One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.

  Brandy Norwood

  Dream, Children, Real

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• The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.

  Christopher Morley

  Courage, Art, Doors

  Christopher Morley (1925). “Forty-four Essays by Christopher Morley”

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• In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Meditation, Mind, Principles

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• An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo. And an artist takes it personally.

  Seth Godin

  Art, Business, Creativity

  Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.81, Penguin

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• Who is the brave man--he who feels no fear? If so, then bravery is but a polite term for a mind devoid of rationality and imagination.

  Geraldine Brooks

  Fear, Men, Imagination

  Geraldine Brooks (2006). “March”, p.106, Penguin

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• A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

  Veronica Roth

  Inspirational, Strength, Inspiring

  Veronica Roth (2014). “Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Collection: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four”, p.52, Harper Collins

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• Hagrid, look what I’ve got for relatives!” Harry said furiously. “Look at the Dursleys!” “An excellent point,” said Professor Dumbledore. “My own brother, Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing inappropriate charms on a goat. It was all over the papers, but did Aberforth hide? No, he did not! He held his head high and went about his business as usual! Of course, I’m not entirely sure he can read, so that may not have been bravery. . . .

  J. K. Rowling

  Brother, Usual, Looks

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• I find my greatest strengths in wanting ti be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave.

  David Levithan

  Strong, Brave, Be Brave

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• Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.

  Frank Herbert

  Children, Teaching, Law

  Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.330, Penguin

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• Acts of bravery don't always take place on battlefields. They can take place in your heart, when you have the courage to honor your character, your intellect, your inclinations, and yes, your soul by listening to its clean, clear voice of direction instead of following the muddied messages of a timid world.

  Anna Quindlen

  Courage, Heart, Character

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• Half of bravery is perspective.

  Veronica Roth

  Perspective, Half

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• In Will's experience, when someone who ought to be afraid wasn't, the reason was rarely bravery. Usually it meant that they knew something you didn't.

  Cassandra Clare

  Reason, Ought

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.388, Simon and Schuster

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• You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Stronger, Asa, Kind

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• Of all faults the one she most despised in others was the want of bravery; the meanness of heart which leads to untruth.

  Elizabeth Gaskell

  Heart, Want, Faults

  Elizabeth Gaskell (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated)”, p.1182, Delphi Classics

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• Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.

  Veronica Roth

  Doe, Way, Kind

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• Esk felt that bravery was called for, but on a night like this bravery lasted only as long as a candle stayed alight.

  Terry Pratchett

  Night, Long, Felt

  Terry Pratchett (2012). “The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld”, p.22, Harper Collins

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• I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else. Brian Sibley: Or brains even? Oh gosh, yes, brains is one of the least. You can be a lovely person without brains, absolutely lovely. Kindness - that simple word. To be kind - it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it.

  Roald Dahl

  Kindness, Simple, Thinking

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• Defining oneself is a revolutionary act, and, as described in her memoir, Janet Mock fiercely fought to free herself with exquisite bravery and sensitivity. Redefining Realness is full of hope, dreams, and determination. It is a true American girl story.

  Michaela Angela Davis

  Girl, Dream, Determination

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• Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the action in the face of fear.

  Mark Messier

  Faces, Action, Absence

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• The Way of a Warrior is based on humanity, love, and sincerity; the heart of martial valor is true bravery, wisdom, love, and friendship. Emphasis on the physical aspects of warriorship is futile, for the power of the body is always limited.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Heart, Warrior, Humanity

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.89, Shambhala Publications

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• Let us be bold. Let us be brave. Let us be together.

  Brad Henry

  Brave, Together, Be Brave

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• I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there.

  Novak Djokovic

  Believe, Fall, Thinking

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