A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.

The soul, secured in her existence, smiles
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point.

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with read more

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.

There's only one way you can fail, and that's to quit.

There's only one way you can fail, and that's to quit.

O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
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O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;
For more of those who shrink from shame are safe
Than fall in battle, while with those who flee
Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

It takes vision and courage to create--it takes faith and courage to prove.

It takes vision and courage to create--it takes faith and courage to prove.