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Courage is being scared to death

 

Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. - Sidney J. Harris

Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. - David T. Wolf

Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. - Mark Twain

No man ever listened himself out of a job. - Calvin Coolidge

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. - Benjamin Franklin

A friend is a gift you give yourself. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. - Carol Burnett

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. - Dale Carnegie

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. - John Locke

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