“A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson Related Quotes “The most important influence in my childhood was my father.”– DeForest Kelley “In any situation, listen and follow the first instinct, the sacred inner voice.”— Lailah Gifty Akita “The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.”– Harry S. Truman