Quotes about courage
courage rocks slavery
If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs. Mary McLeod Bethune
courage powerful unlimited-potential
We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
courage morning alzheimers
Courage has become Raiders of the Lost Ark, or riding in spaceships, killing people, taking enormous physical risks. To me, the kind of courage that's really interesting is someone whose spouse has Alzheimer's and yet manages to wake up every morning and be cheerful with that person and respectful of that person and find things to enjoy even though their day is very, very difficult. That kind of courage is really undervalued in our culture. Mary Pipher
courage courageous habit
You become courageous by doing courageous acts...Courage is a habit. Mary Daly
courage catholic mediocrity
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch. Pope John Paul II
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
courage awareness awareness-of-death
An awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely. Paulo Coelho
courage hurt fall
A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.
courage hurt husband
Playing the part of a charitable soul was only for those who were afraid of taking a stand in life. It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others and fight for your rights. It is always easier to hear an insult and not retaliate than have the courage to fight back against someone stronger than yourself; we can always say we're not hurt by the stones others throw at us, and it's only at night - when we're alone and our wife or our husband or our school friend is asleep - that we can silently grieve over our own cowardice.
courage people woods
...in all the woods and forests, God did not create a single leaf the same as any other... People go against nature because they lack the courage to be different.
courage inspiration adventure
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
courage men dignity
There are few men who know how to go to their deaths with dignity, and often they are not those whom one would expect. Primo Levi
courage grief adversity
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen. Pliny the Elder
courage men class
The agricultural population, says Cato, produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers, and a class of citizens the least given of all too evil designs.
courage men evil
To do an evil action is base; to do a good action without incurring danger is common enough; but it is the part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks every thing. Plutarch
courage challenges enemy
Distressed valor challenges great respect, even from an enemy.
courage causes
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
courage art famous-artist
One must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one's capacity. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
courage giving-up fighting
Only yield when you must, never "give up the ship," but fight on to the last "with a stiff upper lip! Phoebe Cary
courage independent independence
Be courageous. Be independent. Only remember where the true courage and independence come from. Phillips Brooks
courage trying stronger
It's not that I've suddenly become stronger or that something has changed. I'm still shaking. But... We don't have to let those fears stop us. What's most important is that we try to rise above our weakness. Natsuki Takaya
courage excuse accepting
Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make the 'how' an excuse for not facing and accepting the 'what.' Pearl S. Buck
courage information cowardice
Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. Peter Ustinov
courage choices sometimes
Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward, that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere. Terry Goodkind
courage athlete challenges
When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge. Terry Bradshaw
courage giving despair
To face despair and not give in to it, that's courage. Ted Koppel
courage perspective fearlessness
What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
courage decide-upon criticism
Whatever you do, you need courage.
courage recovery power
Valor consists in the power of self recovery.
courage decide-upon soldier
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs.
courage revolution instructors
Fear is an instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions.
courage peace winning
Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.