"Of all our basic virtues, courage is the one that helps us to live exactly the way we want and provides the psychological fuel we need to create, take risks, help others, and face hard times... Courageous action is humanity at its finest."

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Source : Robert Biswas-Diener (2012). “The Courage Quotient: How Science Can Make You Braver”, p.148, John Wiley & Sons

Robert Biswas-Diener

#Helping Others Quotes #Hard Times Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“The path I am trying so hard to follow is in fact the one that God my Father and His Son Jesus Christ want me to pursue. It has brought me deep happiness.”
“I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely would have written more songs of my own, but I didn't.”
“The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.”
“I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.”
“Just because Iâ€™m resisting the wine doesnâ€™t mean I canâ€™t appreciate the bouquet.”
“There's not only emotion in the way you sing but also in what you sing. That way I can compensate it.”
“Ryles and I were looking around at the calibre of players in this side, you do think ... you are very lucky to be here. Especially with Jesus, Andrew Johns, we call him Jesus, isn't even here yet.”
“Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.”

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