One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
—Maya Angelou
Courage to dare… March 31, 2008
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
—Abraham Lincoln
Why courage is a special kind of knowlede March 31, 2008
Courage is a special kind of knowledge. It’s knowing how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not be feared.
—David Ben Gurion
Courage: The power to let go… October 2, 2007
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.
- Raymond Lindquist
Courage – Perfect sensibility August 9, 2007
Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.- William Tecumseh Sherman (American Civil War General and a major architect of modern warfare. 1820-1891)
Simple Rule: If we can take the worst, take the risk… April 8, 2007
Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.
- Joyce Brothers
Take a Chance… April 8, 2007
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
- Dale Carnegie
He who is not courageous… April 8, 2007
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
- Muhammad Ali
Timid Person V Coward V Courageous April 5, 2007
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
- Paul Richter
One isn’t necessarily born with courage… March 26, 2007
One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
- Maya Angelou
