It's only a matter of time before you sacrifice the noblest parts of your humanity on the altar of fear: first courage... then honesty... then honor and integrity... and finally your independent will.

在你最终战胜了人性中的恐惧之前，这只是个时间问题：首要的是勇气、然后是诚实、接着是荣誉和正直，最终你就会得到自由。

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My theory is that if one is doing it, all do it until the first one has the courage to break off—it's peer pressure.

我的理论是，如果有人开始做这类节目，其他人也都会做下去，直到第一个人有勇气挣脱为止——这是同行压力。

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First, I want to salute your courage in admitting that money matters to you.

首先，我要赞扬你的勇气，敢于承认金钱对你很重要。

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There is a lot to admire in Jindal's speech -- first and foremost the courage it took to challenge his party in unvarnished terms so soon after a stinging election loss.

CNN: Jindal, courage is not enough

The roster of recently born awards (see table, next page) expanded last month with the first Prize for Civil Courage, a creation of John Train, a 72-year-old New York investment counsel, and his Northcote Parkinson Fund.

FORBES: Nobel Gestures

On the other hand, lining up behind the first whistleblower to contact a regulator may be more witnesses and potential informants who lacked the courage to be the first one out of the gate.

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