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    Thomas Merton
    “The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.”
    ― Thomas Merton
    tags: confidence, settling
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    Carol S. Dweck
    “I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.' ”
    ― Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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    Madeleine L'Engle
    “In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept our evident lack of qualification, then there's no danger that we will confuse God's work with our own, or God's glory with our own.”
    ― Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
    tags: glory, god, humility, weakness, work
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.
    Focus on your character, not your reputation.
    Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
    tags: authentic-living, being-positive, blessing, blessings, character, focus, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, life, life-quotes, motivation, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, reputation, strength, weakness
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    Mark Lawrence
    “Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak.”
    ― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns
    tags: predictability, sacrifice, weakness
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    Agatha Christie
    “To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness.”
    ― Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery
    tags: excuses, explanations, weakness
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    Nelson Mandela
    “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
    ― Nelson Mandela
    tags: bravery, courage, fear
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    Napoléon Bonaparte
    “Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.”
    ― Napoleon Bonaparte
    tags: courage, inspirational, strength
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “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
    tags: courage, inspirational
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    J.M. Coetzee
    “Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for?”
    ― J.M. Coetzee
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett
    tags: achievement, change, comfort-zone, courage, dream, dreams, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, leader, leaders, leadership, life, life-quotes, living, motivation, motivational, start-up, step-out-of-your-comfort-zone
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
    tags: belief, beliefs, believe, courage, courage-quotes, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-quotes, living, motivation, motivational, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
    tags: achievement, believe-in-yourself, brave, courage, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-quotes, living, motivation, motivational, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, talent
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    Christopher Paolini
    “Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.”
    ― Christopher Paolini, Eragon
    tags: bravery, courage, nobility
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    Lao Tzu
    “A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.”
    ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
    tags: courage, death, inspirational, life, moral-courage, real-life
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    Carrie Jones
    “The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.”
    ― Carrie Jones, Need
    tags: courage, freedom, happiness
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    Mary Anne Radmacher
    “Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.”
    ― Mary Anne Radmacher
    tags: courage, perseverance, tenacity
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
    tags: courage, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-quotes, living, motivation, motivational, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, strong
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
    tags: courage, fear, fearless, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-quotes, living, motivation, motivational, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking
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  • #20
    “Obstacles transformed become new capabilities”
    ― Les Dossey
    tags: growth-quotes
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    “It takes courage to become exceptional”
    ― Les Dossey
    tags: growth-quotes
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    Marianne Williamson
    “It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.”
    ― Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
    tags: courage, self-awareness, self-discovery, self-evaluation
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    Vincent van Gogh
    “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
    ― Vincent Van Gogh
    tags: courage, inaction, just-do-it, timidity
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    John Wayne
    “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
    ― John Wayne
    tags: bravery, courage
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    Roy T. Bennett
    “It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
    tags: courage, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, life-quotes, living, mistakes, motivation, motivational, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking
    651 likes

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    Roy T. Bennett
    “Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of.”
    ― Roy T. Bennett
    tags: adventure, courage, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-quotes, living, spiritual, step-into-the-unknown
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    Harper Lee
    “Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
    ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
    tags: character, courage, inspirational, moral-courage, perseverance, tenacity
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    André Gide
    “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
    ― Andre Gide
    tags: courage, daring, discovery, exploration, inspirational
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    Criss Jami
    “To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.”
    ― Criss Jami
    tags: confidence, confronting, courage, honesty, humble, humility, imperfections, naked, self-disclosure, share, strength-of-character, vulnerability, weakness
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien
    tags: bravery, courage
    1133 likes



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