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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"I don't know how many people, at any age, would have the presence of mind that Stephanie did, or the courage that Allie showed, " Obama said.
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.
But a country that lets its historic buildings, art collections and even sports teams fall into a state of disrepair, and that lacks the ambition or the courage to commission new public buildings, is in a bad way.
Evil may be a powerful force, a seductive idea, but is it more powerful than genius, creativity, courage or generosity?
That would be the same Saudi Arabia that despite its massive arsenal, has never had the courage or the competence to fight its own battles.
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.
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.
Are they the acts of courage or recklessness?
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But the president was shaken by the incident, coming so soon after a crisis which could have led to nuclear war with the Soviet Union one in which luck had played a big part in the outcome, not just executive courage or clear-headedness.
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.
"Senator Lugar is the first senior U.S. official to say what many privately understand, but evidently lack the courage or perspicacity to say publicly: There can be no lasting peace in the Middle East as long as Saddam Hussein remains in power and retains at his disposal an arsenal replete with weapons of mass destruction, " Frank J.
Scottish football treats the white-out with all the courage - or make that lunacy - of Captain Oates.
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".
Or will he have the courage, the understanding to point the finger at the institution he will soon be piloting?
Although, as one correspondent reminded me, that does not mean trying to be too smart or taking too much Dutch courage.
That is not a position that represents courage, leadership or common sense.
And his question is whether or not he has the courage and whether he has the conviction and the will to investigate himself.
Is it ego, courage, good networks or charisma that has brought them more success than their fellow financiers?
They needed to demonstrate courage, physical prowess or mastery of the necessary skills.
"It requires some courage, ignorance, or political patronage or a combination of all three to stop a chief justice from travelling, " Mr Mutunga added.
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.
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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So not only does creativity require courage in ones convictions (or imagination, as is probably more accurate), it requires a willingness to die for those convictions over and over and over again.
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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.
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.
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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.
"Whether you were on his side or not, you had to respect his courage, " says Florida's Foley.
Whether your company needs to reinvent itself or return to its roots, have the courage of your convictions.
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