A Quote by James Jones
You see, as I go along, I've come to consider bravery as just about the most pernicious of virtues. Bravery is a horrible thing. The human race has it left over from the animal world and we can't get rid of it.
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You don't get very far in life without having to be brave an awful lot. Because we all have our frightening moments and difficult trials and we don't have much of a choice but to get through 'em, and it takes a lot of bravery to do that. The most important thing about bravery is this - It's not about not being scared - it's about being scared and doing it anyway - that's bravery.
Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
The bravery founded upon the hope of recompense, upon the fear of punishment, upon the experience of success, upon rage, upon ignorance of dangers, is common bravery, and does not merit the name. True bravery proposes a just end, measures the dangers, and, if it is necessary, the affront, with coldness.
I think we're living in an age which despises humanity and despises bravery and doesn't need bravery because modern warfare has rather gone beyond bravery. It is a kind of warfare where people are fighting enemies they never see, killing people of whom they know nothing.
You need bravery because in the picture of soul, the bravery points are the most beautiful.
It takes bravery to be a young mom, and it does take bravery to let the world watch.
I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done.
I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.
As a comedian, it really gelled when I started doing standup. Because standup is so much about bravery, especially in the early days. There is no doubt that it is going to go terribly for you over and over and over again. But you cannot get funny without bombing.
Bravery is not strength in the face of a far lesser foe. Bravery is the exact opposite of that.
Bravery ceases to be bravery at a certain point, and becomes mere foolhardiness.
Bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is the ability to operate effectively even while totally terrified.
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.
Esk felt that bravery was called for, but on a night like this bravery lasted only as long as a candle stayed alight.
It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose.
In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.
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