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My late father Rev. James Thomas McGlowan was the inspiration behind 'Bamboozled.' My father admired Frederick Douglass' courage and his bravery in the face of adversity.

~Angela Mcglowan

Topics: Admired Adversity Behind Bravery Courage Face Father His Inspiration James Late Thomas

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During the course of 1989, more and more East Germans lost their fears of the state's repression and chicanery and went out on the streets. There was no turning back then. It is thanks to their courage the Wall was opened.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Back Chicanery Courage Course East Fears Germans Lost More More And More No Turning Back Opened Out Repression State Streets Thanks Then Turning Wall

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Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Also Central Cold Cold War Courage Decades Democratic Democratic Republic Eastern Eastern Europe Europe German Had Hope Integration Long Lost Many Over Overcoming Partner People Republic Required Steadfastness Then Two War Western

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Let us answer the terrorists by living our values with courage.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Answer Courage Let Us Living Our Terrorists Us Values

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We've always had this experience that things take long, but I'm 100% convinced that our principles will in the end prevail. No one knew how the Cold War would end at the time, but it did end. This is within our living experience... I'm surprised at how fainthearted we sometimes are and how quickly we lose courage.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Always Cold Cold War Convinced Courage Did End Experience Had How In The End Knew Living Long Lose Our Prevail Principles Quickly Sometimes Surprised Take Things Time War Will Within Would

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If I can, in any way, give people the courage to say, 'Actually, no, the nonsense stops right here,' then I want to be a part of doing that. Especially if that means that our folks will be more free.

~Angela Rye

Topics: Actually Any Courage Doing Folks Free Give Here Means More Nonsense Our Part People Right Say Stops Then Want Way Will I Can

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When I first started writing songs and being very explicit, it was hard, but one of the main things people respond to in my writing is that 'just say it' attitude of my songs. There really is nothing personal or private; it's all universal, if you can just find the courage to be open about your life.

~Ani Difranco

Topics: About Attitude Being Courage Explicit Find First Hard Just Life Main Nothing Open People Personal Private Really Respond Say Songs Started Things Universal Very Writing You Your

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A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

~Ann Bancroft

Topics: Business Courage Expedition How Lesson Life Life Lesson Me Muster New Project Relative Risk Risks Starting Take Taking Think Up Whether You I Think

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For the past 25 years as an adoption attorney, I have witnessed the extraordinary courage and compassion of women - from age 14 to 40 - facing unplanned pregnancy. Not once did I believe that the government should interfere with their personal and private decision.

~Ann Mclane Kuster

Topics: Adoption Age Attorney Believe Compassion Courage Decision Did Extraordinary Facing Government Interfere Once Past Personal Pregnancy Private Should Witnessed Women Years I Believe I Believe That

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The values transmitted through oral history are many - courage, selflessness, the ability to endure, and to do so with humor and grace. I got those values listening to my dad's stories about the Depression and how their family survived. It gave me courage that I, too, could survive hard times.

~Ann Turner

Topics: Ability About Could Courage Dad Depression Endure Family Gave Got Grace Hard Hard Times History How Humor Listening Many Me Oral Selflessness Stories Survive Survived Those Through Times Too Transmitted Values

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