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> [“Single" means you are brave enough to face the glorious unknown of the unaccompanied journey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-hale/single-means-you-are-brave-enough-to-face-the-glorious-unknown-of-the/)

[Mandy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-hale/)

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> [“It’s okay to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something brave.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-james/it-s-okay-to-be-scared-being-scared-means-you-re-about-to-do-2/)

[Monica James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-james/)

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> [Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/fear-is-the-raw-material-from-which-courage-is-manufactured-without/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

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> [Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/be-convinced-that-to-be-happy-means-to-be-free-and-that-to-be-free/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

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> [“You know what Black means? BLACK means Brave, BLACK means Leaderly, BLACK means Adventurous, BLACK means Considerate, BLACK means Kind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/you-know-what-black-means-black-means-brave-black-means-leaderly/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

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> [“he is a man of genius. Do you know what that means? It means he is brave, profound, and of clear insight.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/he-is-a-man-of-genius-do-you-know-what-that-means-it-means-he-is/)

[Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/)

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> [Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-jackson/once-you-ve-done-the-mental-work-there-comes-a-point-you-have-to/)

[Phil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-jackson/)

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> [“Being a hero doesn't mean you're invincible. It just means that you're brave enough to stand up and do what's needed. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/being-a-hero-doesn-t-mean-you-re-invincible-it-just-means-that-you-re-2/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

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> [Always it is a way of playing, in possession, so you give each other options, scanning the right moment to situation, taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-ten-hag/always-it-is-a-way-of-playing-in-possession-so-you-give-each-other/)

[Erik ten Hag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-ten-hag/)

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> [To live On means not yours--be brave in silks and laces, Gallant in steeds; splendid in banquets; all Not yours. Given, uninherited,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron-lytton/to-live-on-means-not-yours-be-brave-in-silks-and-laces-gallant-in/)

[Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bulwer-lytton-1st-baron-lytton/)

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