Courage Quote by Adrienne Rich

“Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.”

Adrienne Rich

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The beauty of darkness is how it lets you see.

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It's as if, in the mother's eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child first reads the message:'You are there!'

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The women's movement appeared at a very crucial moment in my life. There was a whole political movement asking such questions and others I…

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The word revolution itself has become not only a dead relic of Leftism, but a key to the deadendedness of male politics: the revolution…

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The decision to feed the world is the real decision. No revolution has chosen it. For that choice requires that women shall be free.

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“Of all the train, none escaped except Wamba, who showed upon the occasion much more courage than those who pretended to greater sense.”

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The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence.

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Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

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