Quotes About Bravery

I feel the need to endanger myself every so often.

What you feel doesn't matter in the end; it's what you do that makes you brave.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.

I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

There's no substitute for guts.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.

We have not yet begun to fight.

He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear. Of course, there are lots of other words he doesn't know either.

If the lion didn't bite the tamer every once in a while, it wouldn't be exciting.

Fear is part of the process. If you weren't scared, you'd be in trouble.

If you can do it, it ain't braggin'... it's a matter of self-confidence. I got where I did because I wasn't no shrinking violet.

There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation.

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.

Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man.

It feels good to show some courage.

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.

The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.

Everyone must become their own person, however frightful that may be.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

Hope that justice will be done to those brave men who stood up for their convictions.

I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards.