Quotes about courage
courage feasts man sails seas stranger unknown various wonders
The Man who with undaunted toils,/ sails unknown seas to unknown soils,/ With various wonders feasts his Sight: What stranger wonders does he write? Benjamin Franklin
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We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Barbara de Angelis
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The Iraqi population showed incredible courage, going to vote in large numbers despite the security situation on the ground, Kofi Annan
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Their lives were full of courage and hope and enthusiasm. And never forget that they loved us as much as we loved them,
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the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage and hope. Dana Reeve
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Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented. Lech Walesa
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Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. Laura Linney
courage sacrifice mind
The price paid for intellectual pacification is the sacrifice of the entire moral courage of the human mind. John Stuart Mill
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The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
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There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. Ralph Waldo Emerson
courage humanity individuality
And truly it demands something godlike in him who cast off the common motives of humanity and ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster.
courage men individuality
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
courage coward trying
This world is not for cowards. Do not try to fly. Look not for success or failure. Join yourself to the perfectly unselfish will and work on. Swami Vivekananda
courage strong men
There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them. Tony Randall
courage simple consistency
Part of courage is simple consistency. Peggy Noonan
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In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire clever... You can hire pragmatic, and you can buy and bring in policy wonks. But you cant buy courage and decency, you cant rent a strong moral sense. A president must bring those things with him. He needs to have, in that much maligned word, but a good one nonetheless, a vision of the future he wishes to create.. But a vision is worth little if a president doesn't have the character - the courage and heart - to see it through.
courage thinking years
Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end? Marie Antoinette
courage hero thinking
One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being. May Sarton
courage knowledge soldier
The courage of the soldier is heightened by the knowledge of his profession.
courage alive telling-stories
Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. Madeleine L'Engle
courage thinking bravery
We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.
courage men brave
Any danger spot is tenable if men, brave men, will make it so. John F. Kennedy
courage men forget
For without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men have lived.
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Moral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence.
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In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.
courage struggle sunshine
What really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out - not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.
courage truth integrity
And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: First, were we truly men of courage... Second, were we truly men of judgment... Third, were we truly men of integrity... Finally, were we truly men of dedication?-
courage opportunity magic
To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all.
courage exercise men
The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people - faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent their views ably and faithfully, but will also elect men who will exercise their conscientious judgment - faith that the people will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to unpopular courses, but will reward courage, respect honor, and ultimately recognize right.
courage responsibility government
For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.
courage hunger-and-poverty lunch
I do get scared about the physical danger from drug dealers. But it's not in the same league as the danger I feel eating an $80 lunch with my privileged friends to discuss hunger and poverty. That's when my soul feels imperiled. Jonathan Kozol
courage belief absence
Courage, contrary to popular belief, is not the absence of fear. Courage is the wisdom to act in spite of fear.... Peter McWilliams
courage kings real
The real meaning of courage was the personal sacrifice of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. Pete Seeger