"To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid."

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Source : Robert Harris (2003). “Pompeii”, Vintage

Robert Harris

#Brave Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Definitions Quotes

“It is a principle of our nature that feelings once excited turn readily from the object by which they are excited to some other object which may for the time being take possession of the mind.”

Source : Matthew Simpson (1865). “Funeral Address Delivered at the Burial of President Lincoln: At Springfield, Illinois, May 4, 1865”, p.6
“To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.”
“Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.”
“Reaching 50, I've started to conjure up thoughts of my own mortality.”
“I can change the arrangements on stage while I am playing or singing, doing signs to the musicians to change things because the audience is dancing or singing with us. That's the interesting part of the live show, actually, because everything is possible and everything can change.”
“I really try to write every day. It's hard, but it's my favorite thing to do, so it's usually not too, too hard.”
“How to tell students what to look for without telling them what to see is the dilemma of teaching.”
“Yeah, they are loyal, women. They have been loyal. They are activists. They will fight you about me.”

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