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Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Natures, not honours law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away. – Archilochus

It was actually a womens writing group I belonged to in graduate school that gave me the courage to move from poetry to fiction. – Mary Gordon

As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraines democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko. – Bob Schaffer

It often takes more courage to change ones opinion than to keep it. – Willy Brandt

One of the hardest questions I have been asked is How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps? I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender. – Josefina Vazquez Mota

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, its hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that. – Jeff Ament

Im not a fighter, but I would love to be a boxer because I love the courage and toughness. I mean, there can be nothing more terrifying than walking into an arena and looking at Mike Tyson in the ring. – Mark McGrath

Ive decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class – a leader with the courage to do whats right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight. – Tammy Baldwin

I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But its only recently Ive had the courage to do that. – Blanka Vlasic

Ronald Reagans well documented final battles with Alzheimers disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought. – William L. Jenkins

In our film profession you may have Gables looks, Tracys art, Marlenes legs or Lizs violet eyes, but they dont mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage. – Frank Capra

To show the world what long experience gains, requires not courage, though it calls for pains but at lifes outset to inform mankind is a bold effort of a valiant mind. – George Crabbe

It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself wake up one more time. Its harder to stay where you are than to get out. For everyone but you, that is. – Judith Rossner

I love revolutionaries who have the courage to stand up against the status quo. Theyre always misunderstood, but theyre the ones who are standing up for human rights. – Richard Hatch

They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice. – Donald OConnor

If we cant have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, weve got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it. – Jeff Flake

The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You cant limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it. – Dean Smith

What I love about the East End is that theres a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance. – Eddie Marsan

Its up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. Youre either courageous or not. You have to find a way. – Ben Gazzara

I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country – his daughters, and everyones daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story. – Nancy Keenan