Bravery
noun
The quality of being brave; courage.
Her bravery in standing up to the bullies earned her everyone's respect.
Often appears as...
- act of bravery
- show of bravery
noun
The quality of being brave; courage.
Her bravery in standing up to the bullies earned her everyone's respect.
Often appears as...
- act of bravery
- show of bravery
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Confronting Fear
Bravery often implies overcoming fear in challenging or dangerous situations.
Despite his fear of heights, his bravery was evident as he rescued the kitten from the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Noble Quality
Bravery is admired as a noble quality and can inspire others to act courageously.
The firefighter's bravery during the rescue mission inspired the whole town.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Recklessness
There's a difference between bravery and recklessness; bravery doesn't ignore potential risks.
She showed true bravery by carefully planning the rescue, not rushing in recklessly.
Pro Tip 1/3Confronting Fear
Bravery often implies overcoming fear in challenging or dangerous situations.
Despite his fear of heights, his bravery was evident as he rescued the kitten from the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Noble Quality
Bravery is admired as a noble quality and can inspire others to act courageously.
The firefighter's bravery during the rescue mission inspired the whole town.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Recklessness
There's a difference between bravery and recklessness; bravery doesn't ignore potential risks.
She showed true bravery by carefully planning the rescue, not rushing in recklessly.
Pro Tip 1/3Confronting Fear
Bravery often implies overcoming fear in challenging or dangerous situations.
Despite his fear of heights, his bravery was evident as he rescued the kitten from the tree.
Pro Tip 2/3Noble Quality
Bravery is admired as a noble quality and can inspire others to act courageously.
The firefighter's bravery during the rescue mission inspired the whole town.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Recklessness
There's a difference between bravery and recklessness; bravery doesn't ignore potential risks.
She showed true bravery by carefully planning the rescue, not rushing in recklessly.
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How one journalist...
She risked her life to get this information. As a Black person investigating racially motivated murders, she enraged many of the same southern white men involved in lynchings. Her bravery paid off. Most whites had claimed and subsequently reported that lynchings were responses to criminal acts by Black people.
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Why is being scared so...
Our thinking brains may know the zombies aren't real, but our bodies tell us otherwise. The fear feels real, so when we make it through alive, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment also feel real. This is a great evolutionary adaptation. Those who had the right balance of bravery and wit
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Macaroni Penguins Swim,...
and I think the the takeaway from that encounter was not the one that hasn't survived it's the one macaroni that then stood up to that same predator and in the face of danger just said come at me wings out you know the bravery the sass that these penguins have got is just
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Give yourself permission...
He gave his life to his passion. His creativity was leadership, leading others, his bravery, to help others. That was something he felt called to do, and it gave back to him. We know this -- the time of our life is so short, and how we spend it --
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The way we think about...
I'm dressed like one, I guess. The thing is, I also have balls. And it does take a lot of nerve to come up here and talk to you about my genitalia. Just a little. But I'm not talking about bravery or courage. I mean literally -- I have balls.
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The Aztec myth of the...
Still, he shined just as brightly as Nanahuatl. But since he had shown far less bravery and much more pride, one of the gods picked up a rabbit and tossed it in his face, dimming his light. But the fifth world still wasn’t truly established.
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The power of vulnerabilit...
where I'm just writing and in my researcher mode. And so here's what I found. What they had in common was a sense of courage. And I want to separate courage and bravery for you for a minute. Courage, the original definition of courage,
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Seeking justice for the...
past two years that change is possible that ordinary people can come together to create extraordinary things the bravery and resilience of these women and if empowered women help empower other women a society like Pakistan can
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Serengeti II PIPE Trailer PIPE...
future is uncertain we're not only fighting amongst ourselves we're fighting the elements too as we strive to protect our families this is the next chapter of our story a story of bravery heartbreak tragedy
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Why I'm done trying to...
because men love challenges. I challenge you to see if you can use the same qualities that you feel make you a man to go deeper into yourself. Your strength, your bravery, your
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How one journalist...
She risked her life to get this information. As a Black person investigating racially motivated murders, she enraged many of the same southern white men involved in lynchings. Her bravery paid off. Most whites had claimed and subsequently reported that lynchings were responses to criminal acts by Black people.
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
Our thinking brains may know the zombies aren't real, but our bodies tell us otherwise. The fear feels real, so when we make it through alive, the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment also feel real. This is a great evolutionary adaptation. Those who had the right balance of bravery and wit
Video examples
Macaroni Penguins Swim,...
and I think the the takeaway from that encounter was not the one that hasn't survived it's the one macaroni that then stood up to that same predator and in the face of danger just said come at me wings out you know the bravery the sass that these penguins have got is just
Video examples
Give yourself permission...
He gave his life to his passion. His creativity was leadership, leading others, his bravery, to help others. That was something he felt called to do, and it gave back to him. We know this -- the time of our life is so short, and how we spend it --
Video examples
The way we think about...
I'm dressed like one, I guess. The thing is, I also have balls. And it does take a lot of nerve to come up here and talk to you about my genitalia. Just a little. But I'm not talking about bravery or courage. I mean literally -- I have balls.
Video examples
The Aztec myth of the...
Still, he shined just as brightly as Nanahuatl. But since he had shown far less bravery and much more pride, one of the gods picked up a rabbit and tossed it in his face, dimming his light. But the fifth world still wasn’t truly established.
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
where I'm just writing and in my researcher mode. And so here's what I found. What they had in common was a sense of courage. And I want to separate courage and bravery for you for a minute. Courage, the original definition of courage,
Video examples
Seeking justice for the...
past two years that change is possible that ordinary people can come together to create extraordinary things the bravery and resilience of these women and if empowered women help empower other women a society like Pakistan can
Video examples
Serengeti II PIPE Trailer PIPE...
future is uncertain we're not only fighting amongst ourselves we're fighting the elements too as we strive to protect our families this is the next chapter of our story a story of bravery heartbreak tragedy
Video examples
Why I'm done trying to...
because men love challenges. I challenge you to see if you can use the same qualities that you feel make you a man to go deeper into yourself. Your strength, your bravery, your
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Quote examples
James Comey
American Public Servant
What makes the bravery of the men and women of the FBI so special is that they know exactly what they're in for. They spend weeks and weeks in an academy learning just how hard and dangerous this work is. Then they raise their right hands and take an oath and do that work anyway.
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Julie Kagawa
American Author
I like to put my characters through a lot, so, in 'Talon,' my fans will find familiar themes of bravery and sacrifice, and what it means to be human... even if you're not human.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.
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Julie Payette
Canadian Politician
What's really important is to recognize when people do great things or when people pursue an initiative or show enormous generosity or heart or bravery.
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James Harvey Robinson
American Historian
Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.
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Katy Perry
American Musician
I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?
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Hasan Minhaj
American Actor
I think the best comedians have that bravery and courage to say, 'This is what it is. This is unfair; that's not cool.
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Jamie Lynn Spears
American Actress
It takes bravery to be a young mom, and it does take bravery to let the world watch.
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Franklin P. Jones
American Journalist
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
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James Comey
American Public Servant
What makes the bravery of the men and women of the FBI so special is that they know exactly what they're in for. They spend weeks and weeks in an academy learning just how hard and dangerous this work is. Then they raise their right hands and take an oath and do that work anyway.
Quote examples
Julie Kagawa
American Author
I like to put my characters through a lot, so, in 'Talon,' my fans will find familiar themes of bravery and sacrifice, and what it means to be human... even if you're not human.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.
Quote examples
Julie Payette
Canadian Politician
What's really important is to recognize when people do great things or when people pursue an initiative or show enormous generosity or heart or bravery.
Quote examples
James Harvey Robinson
American Historian
Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.
Quote examples
Katy Perry
American Musician
I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?
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Hasan Minhaj
American Actor
I think the best comedians have that bravery and courage to say, 'This is what it is. This is unfair; that's not cool.
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Jamie Lynn Spears
American Actress
It takes bravery to be a young mom, and it does take bravery to let the world watch.
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Franklin P. Jones
American Journalist
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
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