As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.

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"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the figure of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."

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"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

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"I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues."

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"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."

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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

- Mark Twain

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"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."

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"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."

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"Courage, dear heart."

- C.S. Lewis

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