Courage Quotes

I would happily storm hell in the company of these troops ... how strongly they have demonstrated to the world that free men and women can fight like the dickens.

The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration - courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and, above all, love of the truth.

I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant.

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.

Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.

Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.

In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.

Encounter: Doubt, Shame, Humiliation. It will finally be worth it. Acting is more about courage than anything else.

Books can lift our spirits, heal our wounds, steel our courage and strengthen our religious resolve.

You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it.

Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others.

Courage comes in different forms. There's strength--that's the muscle. But love's the heart. When you put them together, you can do anything.

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

Without fear there cannot be courage.

Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.

The Holy Spirit transforms and renews us, creates harmony and unity, and gives us courage and joy for mission.

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.

Only a true weakling is capable of true courage.

We are not downhearted, but we cannot understand what is happening to our neighbours.

There are lots of things a warrior can do at a certain time which he couldn't do years before. Those things themselves did not change; what changed was his idea of himself.

Sometimes it’s not how much light you use to get an effect, it’s how little you use and still make it work. There are a lot of rules to be broken in photography, and you’ve got to have courage.

It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.

Another word for creativity is courage.

Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage.

The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul, breaking the mental manacles, getting the brain out of bondage, giving courage to thought, filling the world with mercy, justice, and joy.

It's an odd feeling-farewell-there is some envy in it. Men go off to be tested for courage and if we're tested at all, it's for patience, for doing without, for how well we can endure loneliness.

Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

When I was 10, I beat up the school bully. His arms were in casts. That's what gave me the courage.

The natural impulses of every thoroughbred include his sense of honor; his love of fair play and courage; his dislike of pretense and of cheapness.

Act with purpose, courage, confidence, competence and intelligence until these qualities 'lock in' to your subconscious mind.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.

Courage is to feel the daily daggers of relentless steel and keep on living.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

A person is wise if he listens to millions of advice and doesn't implement any of it.

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.

Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.

There is a vast difference between positive thinking and existential courage.