Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.
Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
The stories of past courage... can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
You've got to figure out what it is you love - who you really are - and have the courage to do that.
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.
Another word for creativity is courage.
You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.
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