Whatever you do you need courage.
Whatever course you decide upon, there will always be someone to tell you that you are wrong.

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live

Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life; nothing is great or desirable if it is off from that

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.

A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for ten minutes longer.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.