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The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. – Steve Jobs

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Lets drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and lets drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again. – Noel Coward

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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. – Jean Paul Richter

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There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this its darkest hour: one only I know of no other to which we may rationally trust for relief from impending dangers without and within. – Robert Dale Owen

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