Quotes About Bravery

I don't have a weapon in my hand, and I don't have a uniform on my body, but my uniform now is my scars and weapon is my words, so I'm still serving.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

In 'Gran Torino,' Eastwood moves towards the climax of the movie not by staging a shoot-out, but by putting his weapons to one side and confronting the bad guys armed only with a cigarette lighter, guessing that as he reaches for it they will think he's drawing a pistol.

I was never a weapons person, you're a coward if you have to walk with a weapon, be a man and fight.

Dare to wear the foolish clown face.

It's been an honor to wear our nation's uniform.

Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.

Heroes in real life don't wear masks and capes. Sometimes they don't stand out at all. But real heroes can save a life - or many lives - just by answering the call in their heart.

I had always been scared of the unknown, and I think it had a lot to do with a lack of self-confidence (and wearing thick, dark-rimmed glasses before they were considered cool).

Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.

I think that even at my most anxious, if I have a job to do or a role to fill, I know on some level I can step up and complete it. I mean, I'm probably not going to go bungee jumping anytime soon... but pushing myself to weather some discomfort now and then feels healthy.

Ariel may look a lot like Barbie, and her adventure may be limited to romance and over with the wedding bells, but unlike, say, Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, she's active, brave and determined, the heroine of her own life. She even rescues the prince. And that makes her a rare fish, indeed, in the world of preschool culture.

'Betchya Got A Cure' is my gut response to the media wars in this country, which are driving a wedge between citizens. It's about taking a stand for individuality and being brave instead of being accepted.

I was terrified about putting out 'Weekend.'

I've never been bitten by a shark, though God knows I had to poke a lot of them in the nose.

We were like heroes, to stand there and observe the police, and the police were scared to move upon us.

I was a fireman very early on in my life and a police officer, so I'm very militaristic, clean.

My dream job growing up was to become a police officer.

I'm a policeman on television but an absolute wuss in real life.

It's hard to describe yourself as a hero - I just like to think of myself as a policeman. People can look to you like that, as a good guy who can help people.

We need less political correctness and more political courage.

One of the great things about Churchill is that he had the guts to say the unpalatable, to level with the people, even if it cost him politically to tell them the truth.

We're not into politics at all. We're just saying what other people are afraid to say.

I was so scared of the water when I was little. I used to grab onto Mum's hand to get out of the pool. I did not even want to shower.