Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you that defeat is a part of life: we all know that. Only the defeated know Love. Because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles – and generally lose. I am here to tell you that there are people who have never been defeated. They are the ones who never fought. They managed to avoid scars, humiliations, feelings of helplessness, as well as those moments when even warriors doubt the existence of God.’’Manuscript Found In Accra – Paulo Coelho

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.

One fine day, in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other. They pulled out their swords and shot one another. One deaf cop, on the beat heard the noise, and came and shot the two dead boys.

Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.

One who conquers fear cannot be conquered by anyone.

Confident sheep overcome insecure wolves.

Valiant! The word mocked me, for I knew myself to be anything but valiant. What I had done, I had done in a fit of insane bitterness, not with cool courage, not with brave quick thinking, not with presence of mind - but with absence of it.

Taking a step in the dark is braver than taking a leap in light.

The palaces faith builds are greater than the prisons fear creates.

The shores safety keeps many from the oceans treasures.

[George Everett Macdonald was] a valiant soldier for human liberty.

valor is sexy.

Anyone can be a hero, even those who cannot. They just have to believe.

Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.

Dead or not, I have come for his heart and I will have it.