勇気とは恐怖に立ち向かうこと。恐怖を抱くことなしに勇気は在り得ない。 - エディー［エドワード・ヴァーノン］・リッケンバッカー (1890 - 1973)
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Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. - Eddie [Edward Vernon] Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973)
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