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"There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing."

David Letterman on Courage

More quotes about Courage

  • "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."

    Steve Jobs on Courage

  • "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'"

    Eleanor Roosevelt on Courage

  • "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

    Nelson Mandela on Courage

  • "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

    Winston Churchill on Courage

  • "There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

    Ronald Reagan on Courage

More quotes by David Letterman

  • "There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting."

  • "Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees."

  • "I cannot sing, dance or act what else would I be but a talk show host."

  • "We inadvertently bombed the Chinese Embassy. But Clinton now is working very hard. He has sent a letter of apology to the Chinese. And, he's also given them a gift certificate for future nuclear secrets."

  • "Dick Cheney said he was running again. He said his health was fine, 'I've got a doctor with me 24 hours a day.' Yeah, that's always the sign of a man in good health, isn't it?"

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