A Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese - Activist
Born: June 19, 1945

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.

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Fearlessness is not the absence of fear, fearlessness is the total presence of fear with the courage to face it.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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Bertrand Russell

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Susan Sontag

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Tess Gerritsen

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Arianna Huffington

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Bruce Wilkinson

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Ted Nugent

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Joseph Campbell

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Nicky Gumbel

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