Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
"It is hard to be brave," said Piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal."
We can't all and some of us don't. That's all there is to it.
Piglet took Pooh's arm, in case Pooh was frightened.
"You only blinched inside," said Pooh, "and that's the bravest way for a Very Small Animal not to blinch that there is."
I have always considered the price of perfection prohibitive and allowed mistakes as a part of the learning process. I prefer a dash of daring and persistence to perfection. I have always supported learning on the part of my team members by paying vigilant attention to each of their attempts, be they successful or unsuccessful.
Shall we be despised by foreign powers for hesitating so long at a word?