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“Everton is the perfect club for a brave player like Alex Iwobi and I know it's the right step to becoming a great player.”
Joseph Yobo (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He went beyond the boundaries of the old Roman Empire to brave the terrors of a pagan land whose people needed the Gospel. The descendants of those people have the same need today. And like St. Patrick, we Irish Christians must hear the voice of our contemporaries who yearn to hear that human life has a meaning and purpose.”
Rónán Mullen (born 1970) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Why Ireland Needs St. Patrick More Than Ever (17 March 2021) National Catholic Register
“[I]f we're not able to shift our paradigms, if we are stuck in the Arrow–Debreu world, then we're going to become the neoserfs of the oligarchs. Just like Aldous Huxley predicted in his novel, a Brave New World”
John Komlos (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“it would be for people like you, ‘the voiceless,’ ‘the toothless,’ brave and dignified men and women with value, people for whom no sacrifices would have been too large.”
Rosine Vieyra Soglo (1934–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No, you're only brave in the face of something you're afraid of, and I'm not afraid of stories, of emotion, of people. So I don't feel it's risky. I feel it's an exploration of something human.”
Julianne Moore (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let us be brave: we have heard of men shaking in their trousers, but who ever heard of a woman shaking in her skirt?”
Lillian Ngoyi (1911–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had no idea how much support I would receive or how much support so many of my teammates and other brave people who spoke out would get”
Aly Raisman (born 1994) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've had many proud moments over the years. When I was 17, I represented the UK with Leeds Young Authors at Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam in New York.”
Zodwa Nyoni (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Everyone kept saying it was so brave of me to agree to do a stage production, and I was like, 'Wait, what? Why do I not feel nervous?'”
“I think because of the brave women who have come forward to tell their stories, the future workplace will be safer for my daughter than it was for people of my generation.”
Amal Clooney (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think a new African woman is confident, assertive, brave, proud and ready to accomplish anything in any field. And the current generation, unlike in the past, have an added advantage of real-life inspirational examples of women who have achieved so much.”
Chileshe Kapwepwe (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We all have fears. And it takes a lot to be brave, be confident, and talk about it. And you never know what it may lead to.”
Rachel Yankey (born 1979) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rachel Yankey: Everybody thought that I was a boy...they didn't question whether I could play football by Yara El-Shaboury. June 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023/11/28.
“The Dacians were a brave people, simple and jealous of their freedom, good arrows and good knights; mostly shepherds or nomads, like today's Mocani. Zalmose was their legislator, he instituted their customs and celebrations, made them believe in the unity of God and in the immortality of the soul. (p. 1)”
Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802–1872) said by 1872 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The bullet wound made Rajamani limp for life. But she did not regret. Rather she felt proud that her limping was a result of her struggle for the cause of the freedom of India. For her brave act, the Emperor of Japan honored her in front of Netaji. She was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Rani of Jhansi Regiment.”
Saraswathi Rajamani (1928–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan.
“Benoy Badal Dinesh — They are three individuals, three brave freedom fighters from West Bengal, but their names are uttered as one. They are inseparable.”
Dinesh Gupta (1911–1931) said by 1931 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are human beings in this world who are soft enough to feel every terrible thing that happens so deeply. And are still brave enough to remain constant and suffer for those who need them the most. Even the stars blink in awe of the gleam of their souls.”
Nikita Gill wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be afraid to go through those hard moments to resolve things or be forced to have all of those unresolved issues with people. Be honest, kind and brave with the people you love because you don’t know how long you’re going to have them.”
Ngozi Anyanwu first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ngozi on hard moments in 2017
“...the Sultan Jalaldin - valorous and brave, courageous and fearless like some immaterial being, superb, strong and an excellent fighter ..." 13th century Georgian Royal Annals.”
Jalal al-Din Mangburni (1199–1231) said by 1231 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chronicle of Hundred Years ([online text|https://archive.org/details/kartliscxovreba_201409/mode/2up]) Translated by Georgian National Academy of Sciences. Tbilisi. 2014. p.320
“These brave women, known as monitrices, are in their communities every day fighting childhood malnutrition. CNP is doing tremendous work in Haiti and their monitrices should be examples for other organizations in the world doing similar work,”
Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dorothy Bush Koch To Highlight Annual Chattanooga Benefit For CNP Of Haiti Chattanoogan (May 11, 2017)
“Where are the dreams that we once had? This is the time to bring them back What were the promises Caught on the tips of our tongues? Do we forget or forgive? There's a whole other life Waiting to be lived when One day we're brave enough To talk with conviction of the heart.”
Kenny Loggins (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am going into a far country, from which I shall never return. They say that when we depart thence, when we walk the last long road, if we are brave and true and avoid all the perils, we come to paradise, and sit there listening to The Musician play beautiful songs for all of eternity. But this is uncertain, for no witness has ever come back to report it.”
Darrell Schweitzer (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Maybe this was one of those times when being a hero didn’t involve looking particularly brave. It was just doing what you should.”
Lev Grossman (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The brave new world that they had fought for had very easily faded into a rotten world of unemployment and frustration.”
Amos Tutuola (1920–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When all the Blandishments of Life are gone, The Coward sneaks to Death, the Brave live on.”
George Sewell (physician) first seen 1707 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Suicide", ascribed to "Dr. Sewel" in Select Proverbs, ... Chiefly Moral (1707)
“My education had equipped me to suffer in silence, a form of passive endurance. Even though I know nothing about being brave, I soon realised that self-denial was like self-immolation. It was a state of stasis that relieved one of the responsibility to change things.”
Farida Karodia (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are all here and happy today because of one brave, little man –and his dog.”
Meshack Asare (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Ockie] imagines himself one of his Voortrekker ancestors, rolling slowly into the interior in an ox-wagon. Yes, there are those who dream in predictable ways. Ockie the brave pioneer, floating over the plain. A brown-and-yellow countryside passes outside, dry except for where a river cuts through it, under a huge Highveld sky.”
Damon Galgut (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is necessary in our time to brave the ridiculous to be honest.”
Charles Picart Le Doux (1881–1959) said by 1959 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Brave New World, That Hath Such People In It" Soon you will be like her, 's daughter, finding the door that leads out of yourself ...where you live with the gracious and light-footed creatures that thrive in the glaze of your art and freedom. ...Soon you will ...banish yourself from the one flawless place.”
Lisel Mueller (1924–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“‘Be true, be brave, be merciful, be free!’”
Bernard O'Dowd (1866–1953) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: True America's Message", l. 3, in The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse (1918), p. 134
“We want to unlock the potential of every Namibians through access to foal and informal training opportunities developing the skills,capacity, citizenship and sovereignty of our brave Nation”
Rosa Namises (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the family of professor Xega and his wife, Parashqevisa, I took refuge for a while in 1944. There, I was rescued by the brave Communist guerilla Gaqi Koroveshi, who was later killed, as far as I remember, around the month of March, they leave a little girl about 7-8 years old.”
Naxhije Dume (1921–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let martial note in triumph float And liberty extend its mighty hand A flag appears 'mid thunderous cheers, The banner of the Western land. The emblem of the brave and true Its folds protect no tyrant crew; The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope.”
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932) first seen 1896 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896), first strain
“A fop? In this brave, licentious age To bring his musty morals on the stage? Rhime us to reason? and our lives redress In metre, as Druids did the savages.”
Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (1615–1674) said by 1674 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dedicated to my grandfather, Samuel Joseph Baker, and the brave soldiers of the 92nd Infantry "Buffalo" Division who fought valiantly in Italy during World War II- especially the men I left behind. Well done, fellows. We did it.”
Vernon Baker (1919–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.”
Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867) first seen 1847 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Bivouac of the Dead" (1847), st. 1
“Sons of the Dark and Bloody Ground, Ye must not slumber there, Where stranger steps and tongues resound Along the heedless air; Your own proud land's heroic soil Shall be your fitter grave; She claims from war his richest spoil— The ashes of her brave.”
Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867) first seen 1847 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Bivouac of the Dead" (1847), st. 9
“A dirge for the brave old pioneer! Knight-errant of the wood! Calmly beneath the green sod here He rests from field and flood The war-whoop and the panther's screams No more his soul shall rouse, For well the aged hunter dreams Beside his good old spouse.”
Theodore O'Hara (1820–1867) first seen 1850 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Old Pioneer" (December, 1850), st. 1
“We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true and brave, Shouting the battle cry of freedom! And although he may be poor, he shall never be a slave, Shouting the battle cry of freedom!”
George Frederick Root (1820–1895) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Battle Cry of Freedom" (1862), st. 3
“Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung, Not she denied him with unholy tongue; She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave, Last at his cross, and earliest at his grave.”
Eaton Stannard Barrett (1786–1820) first seen 1818 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Woman: A Poem, 12mo (1818)
“It is because of this reality that for every Amílcar Cabral and Thomas Sankara, you also have a Freedom Nyamubaya. There have always been women who have really shaped ideology and who were also brave in shaping their praxis. It is really about patriarchal memory.”
Jessica Horn (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was doing research on George Ashby, I felt some empathy. There’s something brave about leaving the world you know. If you can make that empathetic journey, you can show a more complicated picture.”
Andrea Stuart (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love how brave she is in her skin, how she’s not ashamed & afraid of her voice & thoughts. She knows what she wants and she goes for it. She’s not afraid of saying; No and doesn’t give a hoot of what people think of her. She lives her life according to her rules”
Nombulelo Mhlongo (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To dream the impossible dream, go where the brave dare not go, reach the unreachable star. Yes that’s my quest daily. Live without question”
Lesego Motsepe (1974–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Arm of Erin, prove strong, but be gentle as brave, And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save; Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile The cause or the men of the Emerald Isle.”
William Drennan (1754–1820) first seen 1795 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Erin (1795), st. 5
“We’ve also seen both municipal officials and those who work with the public transportation system release statements to respond to certain criticisms posted on the group. We think that is fairly brave of them. It is also a space to let people know what their friends and neighbours find inconsiderate behaviour, like parking a car on a pavement or blocking pedestrian crossings”
Mouna Hachim (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The human race are sons of sorrow born; And each must have his portion. Vulgar minds Refuse or cranch beneath their load: the brave Bear theirs without repining.”
David Mallet (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Aye, and it’s a brave dwarf who loots a dragon’s lair.”
Raymond E. Feist (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is a saying among the Masai of Africa—or maybe it's the Somali—that a brave man is frightened three times by a lion: when he first sees its track, when he first hears its roar, and when he first sees the lion in the flesh.”
Robert Ruark (1915–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O death, thou hast a beckon to the brave, Thou last sea of the navigator, last Plunge of the diver, and last hunter's leap.”
Stephen Phillips (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source