Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my read more

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Dune, "Litany Against Fear", 1965.

God Almighty hates a quitter.

God Almighty hates a quitter.

Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you read more

Start doing the things you think should be done, and start being what you think society should become. Do you believe in free speech? Then speak freely. Do you love the truth? Then tell it. Do you believe in an open society? Then act in the open. Do you believe in a decent and humane society? Then behave decently and humanely. -Adam Michnik.

The scars you acquire while exercising courage will never make you feel inferior.

The scars you acquire while exercising courage will never make you feel inferior.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

"I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."

"I'm very brave generally," he went on in a low voice; "only today I happen to have a headache."

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you read more

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a read more

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.