Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain absencecouragefear Change image and share on social
Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die. Vittorio Alfieri couragedielive Change image and share on social
I grew up in a very westernised environment and went to a private American school. But my personality was shy and quiet, and I wanted to wear the hijab but didn't have the courage, as I knew my friends would talk me out of it. Leila Aboulela americancourageenvironment share on social
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' Eleanor Roosevelt confidencecourageexperience share on social
Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for. King Stanislaus I bargaincouragedifficulty Change image and share on social
The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time. John Stuart Mill amountchiefcontain share on social
If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have the courage to do it. Sal Albanese accountablecitycouncil Change image and share on social
Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth, and that service is indeed communal. It cannot be rigidly planned. Rather, it requires freedom and courage and the plural contributions of many different kinds of people who must maintain their individuality while giving to the group. Gerald Edelman communalcontributioncourage share on social
It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters. Helen Slater acousticbitecourage share on social