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    Ann Landers
    “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”
    Ann Landers

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    Adam Lindsay Gordon
    “Life is mostly froth and bubble,
    Two things stand like stone.
    Kindness in another's trouble,
    Courage in your own.”
    Adam Lindsay Gordon

  • #3
    Victor Hugo
    “Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”
    Victor Hugo

  • #4
    Andrew Solomon
    “Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”
    Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

  • #5
    Roy T. Bennett
    “Do Not Lie to Yourself

    We have to be honest about what we want and take risks rather than lie to ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone.”
    Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

  • #6
    Thomas Merton
    “You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.”
    Thomas Merton

  • #7
    Lemony Snicket
    “Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally.
    "No," Sunny answered.
    "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go.”
    Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator

  • #8
    A.A. Milne
    “It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal.”
    A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

  • #9
    Salman Rushdie
    “Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things--childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves--that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers.”
    Salman Rushdie, Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991

  • #10
    Brené Brown
    “What we know matters but who we are matters more.”
    Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

  • #11
    Bethany Hamilton
    “Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.”
    Bethany Hamilton, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board

  • #12
    Thomas  Moore
    “We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.”
    Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life

  • #13
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.”
    Mahatma Gandhi, The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas

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