#courage

The life of the hero of the tale is, at the outset, overshadowed by bitter and hopeless struggles; one doubts that the little swineherd will ever be able to vanquish the awful Dragon with the twelve heads. And yet, ...truth and courage prevail and the youngest and most neglected son of the family, of the nation, of mankind, chops off all twelve heads of the Dragon, to the delight of our anxious hearts. This exultant victory, towards which the hero of the tale always strives, is the hope and trust of the peasantry and of all oppressed peoples. This hope helps them bear the burden of their destiny. ↗

— Gyula Illyés

#heroes #hungarian #story-telling #victory #courage

Nine tenths of education is encouragement. ↗

— Anatole France

#encouragement #nine

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#certainties #creativity #go #let go #requires

Despair gives courage to a coward. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

#coward #despair #gives

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things. ↗

— Carol Leifer

#because #courage #i #i think #just

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success. ↗

— Joseph Barber Lightfoot

#elated #failure #i #success #will

I direct with energy. I believe in energy. I think energy is an electric thing in actors. I try to inspire, encourage, and make choices with lots of energy. And truth. I'm big fan of truth and being funny. I like leading 50 people into battle every day. ↗

— Matthew Lillard

#being #being funny #believe #big #big fan

I hope that we can continue this cooperation on other critical issues related to America's future technological competitiveness. We must work together to encourage the creative talents that have made our country the world leader in technology. ↗

— Dan Lipinski

#competitiveness #continue #cooperation #country #creative

Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage. ↗

— Charles Luckman

#abc #ability #breaks #courage #old

Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

#discouraged #edison #electric #electric light #fail