He'd gotten this far on bravado and the time honored…

When we are capable of living in the moment free from the tyranny of "shoulds," free from the nagging sensation that this moment isn't…

— Joan Z. Borysenko

The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright,…

— Louisa May Alcott

If you are the leader, you don't have the right to say things like "Ugh, didn't eat this week I was so busy." "Haven't…

— Scott Raab

“Who would condescend to strike down the mere things he does not fear? Who would debase himself to be merely brave, like any common…

— G.K. Chesterton

The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they…

— Donald Trump

Cats don't bark and act brave when they see something small in fur or feathers, they kill it. Dogs tend to bravado. They're braggarts.…

— James P. Gorman

The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal…

— Charles Bukowski

As I came down the Highgate Hill, The Highgate Hill, the Highgate Hill, As I came down the Highgate Hill I met the sun's…

— Henry Howarth Bashford

But whereas a puppy will cringe away or roll on its back, groveling, a little boy may cover his shyness with nonchalance, with bravado,…

— John Steinbeck

Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice. We always have to ask ourselves whether the level of…

— Marie Colvin

Good economic policy requires not so much the bravado to implement drastic change as the strength and wisdom to make reasonable trade-offs over the…

— Peter Blair Henry

I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's…

— K. D. Lang

I wrote [Valley of Violence] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and seeing people…

— Ti West

Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just…

— Thucydides

Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.

— James C. Collins