I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that.

Linda Ellerbee
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When the son of the Dalai Lama was asked what it takes to be brave, he replied that “it was not so much the fearlessness to take chances but rather the fearlessness to look fear in the eye and laugh at it, so that you can see yourself clearly,” he said. “Humans are beings who are very much afraid of themselves. It is not so much that we are afraid of death, or even failure; it is more that we are afraid of success. We want things to be mediocre.”

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