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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”  See Quote with Translation


“A ship in the harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.”  See Quote with Translation


“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.”  See Quote with Translation


“Fortune favors the bold.”  See Quote with Translation


“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things 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.”  See Quote with Translation


“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”  See Quote with Translation


“Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.”  See Quote with Translation


“Do not be afraid to ask dumb questions. They are easier to handle than dumb mistakes.”  See Quote with Translation


“One man with courage makes a majority.”  See Quote with Translation


“Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference. ”  See Quote with Translation


“I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.”  See Quote with Translation


“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no ones definition of your life; define yourself.”  See Quote with Translation


“Behold the turtle, he only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.”  See Quote with Translation


“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”  See Quote with Translation


“If you let fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.”  See Quote with Translation


“Courage is like a muscle; it is strengthened by use.”  See Quote with Translation


“Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.”  See Quote with Translation


“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.”  See Quote with Translation


“All problems become smaller if you don’t dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly and its spines crumble.”  See Quote with Translation


“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win. By fearing to attempt.”  See Quote with Translation









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