Posts Tagged ‘Courage’
making the world significant
“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers.” – Carl Sagan, Cosmos
lack of fear
“Lack of fear is not the mark of courage. It is the mark of idiocy.” – Takashi Matsuoka, Cloud of Sparrows
in silence and darkness
“Was this betrayal, or was it an act of courage? Perhaps both. Neither one involves forethought: such things take place in an instant, in an eyeblink. This can only be because they have been rehearsed by us already, over and over, in silence and darkness; in such silence, such darkness, that we are ignorant of them ourselves. Blind but sure-footed, we step forward as if into a remembered dance.” – Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
courage to make mistakes
“Having the courage to find a better path is having the courage to risk making new mistakes.” – Robin Hobb, Golden Fool.
excessive courage
“An excess of courage, in the wrong circumstances, in the wrong place, and at the wrong time, can have far worse consequences than cowardice.” –Takashi Matsuoka, Autumn Bridge.
