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I know it is too early for most to be thinking about having to appeal, but I just found this lovely quote favoured by Etienne...

“Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.”

Courage is being afraid but still having a go. You cannot have courage if you have no idea that you are being brave! DG

Success doesn't come to you; you go to it.

BucksBornNBred wrote:I know it is too early for most to be thinking about having to appeal, but I just found this lovely quote favoured by Etienne...

“Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.”

how about fought, fell, rose again, then tripped, did back flip, 2 somersaults, handstand and then smiled. Now that's courage. Tis good to laugh

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”

― Nelson Mandela

"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt."

(Shakespeare, Measure for Measure)

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."

Maya Angelou

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning to dance in the rain"
and "There is no failure only feedback"

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted"

Thought to be Einstein