#courage

I had a lot of encouragement and tolerance from my parents, but I also have many friends who didn't get that from their parents and in a way they have more strength from spending years where nobody believed in them. ↗

— Michel Gondry

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Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#courage #fruit #wisdom #without

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.' ↗

— Billy Graham

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Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. ↗

— Billy Graham

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Believers, look up - take courage. The angels are nearer than you think. ↗

— Billy Graham

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She encouraged any artistic impulse I had, and my father discouraged any artistic impulse I had. They took out their problems with each other on me and my sister. ↗

— Bill Griffith

#artistic #discouraged #each #encouraged #father

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

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If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#could #discouraged #easily #i #one-hit

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

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Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. ↗

— Thomas Hardy

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