“Bravado may stir the crowd, but courage needs no audience.”
“…courage and devotion always stir generous hearts, and win admiration…”
“it's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone”
“People tailor their life stories for particular audiences. The recipient or audience for a story may crucially influence the stories form. Audiences are both social and intrapsychic – we have internalized private audiences.”
“The things said most confidently by advanced persons to crowded audiences are generally those opposite to the fact; it is actually our truisms that are untrue.”
“...that to me, was what courage was - moving forward and doing what you needed to do, despite how difficult or terrifying it may seem.”