Courage Quotes

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it.

Be bold - and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

Nice is a pallid virtue. Not like honesty or courage or perseverance. On the other hand, in a nation notably lacking in civility, there is much to be said for nice.

Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage

Challenging the status quo takes commitment, courage, imagination, and, above all, dedication to learning.

To one who waits, all things reveal themselves so long as you have the courage not to deny in the darkness what you have seen in the light.

I think that sometimes quitting is exactly the right thing to do. Quitting something that's not working requires self-awareness and courage.

Happiness is a form of courage.

If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, but a decision that what we want is more important than what we are afraid of.

There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit.

It has always been my ideal in war to eliminate all feelings of hatred and to treat my enemy as an enemy only in battle and to honour him as a man according to his courage.

The valor that struggles is better than the weakness that endures.

Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We're afraid.' 'Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We will fall!' 'Come to the edge.' And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.

Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

Just remember, strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose.

To be a genuine individualist requires a great deal of strength and courage. It is never easy to chart new territory, to cross new frontiers, or to introduce subtle shadings to an established color.

If you do not speak up when it matters, when would it matter that you speak? The opposite of courage is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

If you have a great ambition, take as big a step as possible in the direction of fulfilling it. The step may only be a tiny one, but trust that it may be the largest one possible for now.

Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory.

The fastest way to attain courage is to follow the chosen Way and be willing to abandon life itself for the sake of justice.

Passion is what drives us crazy, what makes us do extraordinary things, to discover, to challenge ourselves. Passion is and should always be the heart of courage.

There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.

You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

I urge you to be as impudent as you dare. BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BE BOLD.

You need the courage to seem foolish and to fail.

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood - the virtues that made America.

Success is that old ABC: ability, breaks and courage.

It takes vision and courage to create

Everyone has his burden. What counts is how you carry it.

Courage isn’t a feeling that you wait for. Courage is doing when you don’t have courage. Courage is doing it scared.

Different mentors throughout my life have supported and guided me to remember that I do have the strength, courage and talent to do whatever I want to do.

The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.

The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and I chewed as fast as I could.

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

It takes courage to be the author of your life.

Have the courage to follow your dreams. It's the first step towards attaining your destiny.

A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within.

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them.

With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible.

Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.

Courage is a peculiar kind of fear.