Book Titles

Courage is Calling
Fortune Favors the Brave

By Ryan Holiday

Year Published: 2021
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-19167-5
Categories: Bravery, Courage, Cowardice

182 Quotes Found

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Courage is Calling:

The obstacles, the enemies, the critics – they are not as numerous as you think. It’s an illusion they want you to believe.

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Courage is Calling:

The night is dark and full of terrors. We face many enemies in life. But you have to understand: They are not nearly as formidable as your mind makes you think.

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Courage is Calling:

A little awareness, a little empathy, it doesn’t make us soft. It gives us confidence. Now we see what’s really there. Now everyone else is more scared than we are.

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Courage is Calling:

…it is in fact the leader’s job to think about the unthinkable.

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Courage is Calling:

Each of us needs to cultivate the courage to actually look at what we’re afraid of.

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Courage is Calling:

Foresee the worst to perform the best.

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Courage is Calling:

When fear is defined, it can be defeated. When the downside is articulated, it can be weighed against upside.

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Courage is Calling:

Vague fear is sufficient to deter us; the more it is explored, the less power it has over us.

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Courage is Calling:

Don’t worry about whether things will be hard. Because they will be.

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Courage is Calling:

If it were easy, everyone would do it. If everyone did it, how valuable would it be? That whole point is that it’s hard.

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