Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. From LearnThat.org. [Unknown, from Special Olympics motto, from www.zaadz.com]
The home of the free and the brave. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Girls decked out in brave new dresses. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
So strictly, it would seem, do the mass of mankind confine the term brave and good to those who are the benefactors of themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Hellenica] Reference
"But that was not what we call a brave deed," said Roy, at length. From Wordnik.com. [His Big Opportunity] Reference
I mean, they're sort of - they're extreme examples of what I call brave parenting. From Wordnik.com. [Sailor Abby Sunderland's Parents: Brave Or Bad?] Reference
In other words, what you call brave to accept is what they struggle to achieve over thousands of lifetimes. From Wordnik.com. ["Is anyone as unsurprised as I am that he's a Leo?"] Reference
Sisulu for what it called his brave undertaking to counter the effect of foreign culture, SABC radio news reported on Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
By contrast, "home of the brave" is empty bravado. From Wordnik.com. [Question of the Day] Reference
Why is the general adjective for soldiers the word brave?. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Nice to be brave from the safety of your couch in the USA. From Wordnik.com. [Congress overwhelmingly approves Iran resolutions] Reference
Near the entrance-way a young brave is half reclining on a mat. From Wordnik.com. [American Indian Stories] Reference
It's easier to be brave from a computer, or beneath a white hood. From Wordnik.com. [GA congressman describes hate mail, Nazi graffiti after protests] Reference
And as #80 said above, your courage HAS paid off — being brave is definitely worth it!. From Wordnik.com. [question] Reference
It's Hollyhock, mean little scamp, who is the sinner, and yet you call her brave and noble. '. From Wordnik.com. [Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief] Reference
The phrase brave new world is now synonymous with a nightmarish, technically advanced society. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 4] Reference
NEW WORLD ORDER will showcase short narrative films that charter new waters in brave new ways. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Portable Film Festival] Reference
Being brave is not something that comes easily, especially in business, but the payoffs are enormous. From Wordnik.com. [Women Grow Business » 2010 » May] Reference
I'm totally in love with the hero who, while strong and passionate and brave, is in many ways the absolute opposite to Kylemore. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
Of course, everyone is going to say he's "brave" -- what else can they say?. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Right you are, Sergeant, let's go: I've nothing but respect for the home of what I call a brave man, a real, honest, genuine man! ". From Wordnik.com. [The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution] Reference
The rewards of the brave are the transports of love. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 3] Reference
Juan de Silva is described as a brave, energetic, and diplomatic man. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
Well, if it can be called brave to make a needless target of oneself to. From Wordnik.com. [Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope] Reference
And it is I whom you call brave -- me, who annoy you with my woes so petty! ". From Wordnik.com. [The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages] Reference
No man could be called brave for advancing coolly upon a risk of which he was totally. From Wordnik.com. [True courage : a discourse commemorative of Lieut. General Thomas J. Jackson,] Reference
His memory will not fade away amongst you Barolongs, as he was well known as a brave man. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XIX] Reference
To make your theatrical debut at 50 could be called brave, but to make your debut at 50 as. From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
She was principal of what has been described as a brave but ill-fated social experiment in the. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
Ricaurte was known as a brave man, but he could do little with the very few men in his command. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Bolivar, the Liberator] Reference
In their character they are described as brave and impetuous in an onset, but as lacking persistency. From Wordnik.com. [Outline of Universal History] Reference
Both were known as brave and dashing soldiers, and both had been promoted, for gallantry, to captaincies. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
They are as brave as any thing you can call brave, but at this time of dav bravery alone is not sufficient. From Wordnik.com. [A General collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world [microform] : many of which are now first translated into English : digested on a new plan] Reference
I have never known whether or not I am what men call brave, for I understand fear and I turn cold at thought of death. From Wordnik.com. [The Reckoning] Reference
I'm not as brave, which is why I was happy with locking in at a low fixed price with a decent cancellation fee (and now even lower). From Wordnik.com. [Ohio.com - Price wars heat up, so consumer columnist Betty Lin-Fisher changes her pick] Reference
There are bad men who are brave, and such was he -- brave, that is, in so far as he cared little for risks so long as he reaped rewards. From Wordnik.com. [The Rider in Khaki A Novel] Reference
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