Socrates Quotes
Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in fears, and some are cowards under the same conditions.
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change.
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I embraced everything that I thought would hold me back from pursuing my dreams and used my insecurities to give me the courage to inspire and advocate for others who possessed many of the same insecurities I had.
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Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.
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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit.
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People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.
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Be who you are. It's easy to feel like you have to blend in, but it takes courage to live your life with conviction and embrace the person that you are.
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At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people to the table, and, more than anything, has the independence, courage and conviction to do the right thing.
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We are in the midst of a momentous catastrophe of world history, of a transformation of all aspects of life and of the entire inner human being This is perhaps fortunate for the artistic person, if he is strong enough to bear the consequences, because what we need is the courage to have inner experience.
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Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if it's not pleasant. They have the courage to give the critical feedback we prefer not to hear, but truly need to hear. They offer tough love, knowing that we might like them less, but we'll come to trust and respect them more.
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
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Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance.
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There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge.
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I love the Middle East and have been lucky enough to visit a few of the countries like Egypt, Lebanon, Jordon and the U.A.E.
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It always amazes me when people ask you to do something and then tell you how to do it.
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Works of art cannot save us. They can simply render us more sensitive to what needs to be repaired.
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I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.
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Desire can't be sated, because if it is, the longing disappears and then we've failed, because desire is the state we seek.
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Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in fears, and some are cowards under the same conditions.
