• They talk of the smoking-habit and the swearing-habit and the drinking-habit, but not of the abstention-habit or the moderation-habit or the courage-habit.

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  • Without this unseen source of power a woman may have the desire and ideas to be wildly successful, but if she does not have confidence or the courage to act, she will not be successful.

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  • Evil may be a powerful force, a seductive idea, but is it more powerful than genius, creativity, courage or generosity?

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  • Very few of us will ever have the courage or the training or the physical strength of the first responders who have been in the news this year.

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  • Scarcely more comprehensible is the argument that Germany must refrain from recognizing Croatia and Slovenia simply because other leading nations lack the courage or perspicacity to take this step.

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  • Are they the acts of courage or recklessness?

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  • My current tax delinquency has nothing of courage or daring about it, nor am I contributing my refused taxes to one of our alternative funds, so these days I leave the more heroic and work-intensive meanings of that R aside, and simply call what I do war tax refusal.

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  • Scottish football treats the white-out with all the courage - or make that lunacy - of Captain Oates.

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  • The George Cross was instituted in 1940 by the Queen's father, George VI, for "acts of the greatest heroism or of the most courage in circumstances of extreme danger".

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  • Or will he have the courage, the understanding to point the finger at the institution he will soon be piloting?

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  • Although, as one correspondent reminded me, that does not mean trying to be too smart or taking too much Dutch courage.

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  • That is not a position that represents courage, leadership or common sense.

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  • And his question is whether or not he has the courage and whether he has the conviction and the will to investigate himself.

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  • Is it ego, courage, good networks or charisma that has brought them more success than their fellow financiers?

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  • They needed to demonstrate courage, physical prowess or mastery of the necessary skills.

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  • People who might not have the courage to stand up or the opportunity to stand up and speak about things that are very delicate and that people do not want to hear.

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  • And while some may feel like they need a drink or two to work up the courage to take the plunge ... alcohol isn't a good idea before taking a cold dip.

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  • As I wrote in Find Your Courage, life shrinks or expands in proportion to our willingness to put ourselves at risk, to leave the past in the past and to boldly step forward in creating a future that honors who we are, and the dreams that inspire us.

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  • Similarly, the upcoming generation of American politicians will not have spent their formative years goggling at Checkpoint Charlie in divided Berlin, or feeling their spirits soar at the courage and triumph of dissidents such as Andrei Sakharov.

    ECONOMIST: The pragmatic argument for American engagement

  • And, you know, I always ran for the United States Senate and would never have the courage to run for governor or mayor, because they know where you live -- (laughter) -- and you really have to get things done.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Meets With Newly Elected Governors

  • The central point made by Mr Lieven's witty and impeccably scholarly book is that Russia owed its victory not to the courage of its national spirit or to the coldness of the 1812 winter, as some French sources have argued, but to its military excellence, superior cavalry, the high standards of Russia's diplomatic and intelligence services and the quality of its European elite.

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  • "Whether you were on his side or not, you had to respect his courage, " says Florida's Foley.

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  • Whether your company needs to reinvent itself or return to its roots, have the courage of your convictions.

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  • Courage is a virtue in war or peace.

    ECONOMIST: Bagehot

  • Long and hard work goes without saying. (Although I just did) It takes courage to do things others consider impossible or have tried and failed.

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  • How would they know about our women prisoners of war, or female military astronauts and code breakers, and the courage of young African-American women soldiers during World War II?

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  • The medal, named after the pioneer of nursing, is presented every two years and honours "exceptional courage and devotion" to wounded, sick or disabled people or to civilian victims of war or a natural disaster.

    BBC: Khalil Dale

  • "If this election is to take the political pulse of our nation, then I want every beat and every vote to show a nation that looks with hope and generosity and courage to the future, not with regret or hurt, and bitterness of the past, " he said in the final hours of the race.

    BBC: Irish parties pull out the stops on last day of race

  • If you have the courage to face down shoppers on Black Friday, or want to channel your inner Santa while unloading UPS trucks, interview right away.

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  • But other researchers believe that if COURAGE shows that stents don't save lives or prevent heart attacks, fewer patients will opt to have them implanted in their heart arteries.

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