"The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner."
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"The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner."
"What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism."
"Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free."
"I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously. I treasure it in the sense that I believe it's a path of great courage. It can also be the path of the foolhardy and the compulsive."
"The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time."
"The younger you are, the more courage and audacity you will have to set long-term goals and be there to personally work towards your vision. You will have the confidence to take risks because you have time by your side. You can bring innovation into everything you do and constantly reinvent yourself."
"It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean."
"John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans."
"For a long time, it was like I was part of some special forces unit: I'd land, meet everyone, five minutes later I'd have to do some amazing work, then - boom! - I'm out again. You know, playing supporting parts takes courage."
"We've let the blade of our innocence dull over time, and it's only in innocence that you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage."
"People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person."
"I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either."
"Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in."
"The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility."
"My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time."
"Unemployment is sky-rocketing; deflation is in our future for the first time since the Great Depression. I don't care whose fault it is, it's the truth."
"What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth."
"I have been known for some time as a person who speaks the truth and speaks it strongly. I have always called a liar a liar and a hypocrite a hypocrite."
"Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening."
"Son, always tell the truth. Then you'll never have to remember what you said the last time."
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