Courage is always and only ...

Courage is always and only one thing: It is acting with fear, not without it.
 Walter Inglis Anderson

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Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.
 Walter Inglis Anderson
How many human beings anywhere, hold on to a relationship merely because it exists? This fear of loneliness, abandonment, or failure can, if we let it, hold any of us back from doing exactly what each of us needs to do to feel fulfilled.
 Walter Inglis Anderson
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.
 Walter Inglis Anderson
Beware by whom you are called sane.
 Walter Inglis Anderson
The quickest way to relieve anxiety is ACTION!
 Walter Inglis Anderson