Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. – Eleanor Roosevelt

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

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I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

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Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.

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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. -Saint Francis de Sales

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Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. Mahatma Gandhi

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Nobody can hurt me without my permission. — Mahatma Gandhi

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In every victory, Let it be said of me...My source of strength, My source of hope... Is Christ alone. — Brian Littrell

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When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. ― Audre Lorde

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