Bravado Quotes

• Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Spiritual, Loneliness, Character

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• Any fool knows that bravado is always a cover-up for insecurity. That's the truth. And on that note, I'll say goodnight. God love you.

  Bobby Darin

  Love, Insecurity, Cover Ups

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• The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.

  Pearl S. Buck

  Husband, Gun, Power

  "To My Daughters, With Love". Book by Pearl S. Buck, 1967.

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• Christopher Reeve did such an amazing job that to give him some kind of accent or more bravado would have been wrong. Audiences wouldn't have responded to that either.

  Brandon Routh

  Jobs, Giving, Amazing Job

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• I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

  Herb Alpert

  Taken, Sound, Mexico

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• It is my hope and my belief that you will be able to report that I died with dignity, without animal fear and without bravado. I owe that much to myself.

  Caryl Chessman

  Animal, Able, Belief

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• As boys without bonds to their fathers grow older and more desperate about their masculinity, they are in danger of forming gangs in which they strut their masculinity for one another, often overdo it, and sometimes turn to displays of fierce, macho bravado and even violence.

  Frank Pittman

  Father, Boys, Violence

  "Man Enough: Fathers, Sons, and the Search for Masculinity". Book by Frank Pittman (Chapter 5), 1993.

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• If you are at a boys' school, especially, there is a level of bravado that you have to keep up otherwise you'll get picked on.

  Tom Hiddleston

  School, Boys, Levels

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• The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people's fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That's why a little hyperbole never hurts.

  Donald Trump

  Hurt, Thinking, Play

  "Trump: The Art of the Deal". Book by Donald Trump, November 1, 1987.

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• Any simpleton can speak with confidence. Sometimes the greatest fools have the most bravado.

  Brandon Mull

  Fool, Sometimes, Speak

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• Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

  Menander

  Courage, Choices, Bravery

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• A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.

  Nathaniel Branden

  Self, Opposites, Fake

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• The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Insecurity, Hallmark

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.195, Macmillan

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• We always have to ask ourselves whether the level of risk is worth the story. What is bravery, and what is bravado?

  Marie Colvin

  Bravery, Risk, Stories

  "Opinion: Colvin fought injustice, armed only with words and images" by Hannah Storm, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2012.

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• Whatever Scotland was, it was not a matriarchy; whereas the United States was a profoundly matriarchal society - and much more feminine than would be suggested by all that male bravado. That was a front, and a misleading one at that; underneath the male swagger lay a passive acceptance of female dominance - a fact not always appreciated by outsiders.

  Alexander McCall Smith

  Acceptance, Scotland, Dominance

  Alexander McCall Smith (2007). “Espresso Tales”, p.31, Anchor

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• Claude rubs the back of his neck and wrinkles his nose, about to tell me he was never sad. I believe this is called bravado and is not limited to lawyers, or even men, although that combination makes it almost unavoidable.

  Rachel Hartman

  Believe, Men, Wrinkles

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• Nothing is more dastardly than to act with bravado toward God.

  Blaise Pascal

  God, Bravery, Cowardice

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• Cats don't bark and act brave when they see something small in fur or feathers, they kill it. Dogs tend to bravado. They're braggarts. In the great evolutionary drama the dog is Sergeant Bilko, the cat is Rambo.

  James P. Gorman

  Dog, Drama, Cat

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• I know the Muslim psychology. It is all pomposity and bravado. I give you my word that if Islam is ridiculed publicly and systematically, it will be defeated. Shame is a great motivator as well as deterrent. Do not underestimate the power of ridicule. This is serious stuff not a laughing matter.

  Ali Sina

  Giving, Laughing, Psychology

  Source: myislam.dk

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• I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado or composure.

  Emily Blunt

  Character, Thinking, Interesting

  Interview with Sam Adams, film.avclub.com. January 19, 2010.

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• With wives, men hide behind the air of bravado, which is basically a defence mechanism, I think. Clever creatures, women. Very clever.

  Les Dawson

  Clever, Men, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• But whereas a puppy will cringe away or roll on its back, groveling, a little boy may cover his shyness with nonchalance, with bravado, or with secrecy. And once a boy has suffered rejection, he will find rejection even where it does not exist-or, worse, will draw it forth from people simply by expecting it.

  John Steinbeck

  Boys, People, Rejection

  John Steinbeck (1952). “East of Eden, And, The Wayward Bus”

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• To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

  Simon Sinek

  Acceptance, Pigs, Risk

  "Failure Is An Option: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation.

  Charles Bukowski

  Betrayal, Males, Damnation

  "Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life". Book by Howard Sounes, 1998.

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• I wrote [Valley of Violence] entirely with James Ransone in mind. I get such a joy out of watching his performance and seeing people watch this. He's so great. The bravado thing and the foolishness, he does them both so well. It's weird because he's so hateable in the movie, but in the end, you're also going, "I feel bad for him." That's hard to do. It's hard to do that to where you're like, "This guy's the worst, but I know why he's the worst, so it's a shame this is happening." That's the whole thing.

  Ti West

  People, Guy, Joy

  Source: www.avclub.com

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