I believe that courage is all too often mistakenly seen as the absence of fear. If you descend by rope from a cliff and are not fearful to some degree, you are either crazy or unaware. Courage is seeing your fear, in a realistic perspective, defining it, considering alternatives and choosing to function in spite of risks. Leonard Zunin
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This quote is by John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963. He shows that courage is not just the absence of fear, but seeing your fears in an honest way, evaluating your situation objectively, and then choosing to act anyway.

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