Courage is not the absence of fear, it's acting despite it. - Lupita Nyong'o

"Courage is not the absence of fear, it's acting despite it."

Lupita Nyong'o Courage

Actress Kenyan-Mexican Born 1983 (age 43)

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"The moment you stop trying is the moment you fail."

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