“A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.”
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“Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.”
“Women's courage is rather different from men's. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.”
“The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.”
“People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person's habitual misery.”
“I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.”
“Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.”
“Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.”
“On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut.”
“When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming.”
“Today, because of President Obama's courage, kids can stay on their parent's plan until they are 26. Insurers cannot kick you off your policy because you have hit your limit. They will not be able to deny you because you have a pre-existing condition.”
“Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.”
“I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.”
“I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.”
“In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today.”
“A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.”
“Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter.”
“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.”
“Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where you just dull yourself with substances.”
“We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.”
“Being gifted needs courage.”
“Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.”
“Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.”
“There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.”