Quotes About Bravery

Lots of people don't talk about their military service.... A pretty accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.

Men demonstrate their courage far more often in little things than in great.

His mind was like the sea itself: troubled, and too deep for the bravest man's descent, throwing up now and again, for the naked eye to wonder at, treasure and debris long forgotten on the bottom—bones and jewels, fantastic shells, jelly that had once been flesh, pearls that had once been eyes. And he was at the mercy of this sea, hanging there with darkness all around him.

Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

I guess you just lacked the courage, the guts to strike out on your own. And so when it all came to an end, you were still living that way, a life you never meant to be anything more than a stopgap, filling in for the real thing.

The intensity of a person unafraid of death, at the end of his rope.

No one in America should ever be afraid to walk down the street holding hands with the person they love.

Don't silent your heart. Make a date and show up.

Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I'm going to fight for you. I'm going to fight for what's right. I'm going to fight to hold people accountable.

What if I could learn to trust my feelings instead of asking to be delivered from them? What if I could follow one of my great fears all the way to the edge of the abyss, take a breath, and keep going?

Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage.

Someone has to stand up for wimps.

many of us cower at the edge of that psychological boundary and abort our soul's adventure.

of him going back into that fire.

It's not your name that's important. It's who you are. It's living a life of truth, a life without fear

The motto of the Coast Guard is Semper Paratus, which means Always Ready. And The Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmer motto is So Others May Live

she was crazy, and her mother Joanna just wanted her to stop challenging Mother Nature by running headlong into dangerous storms. But like her dad, Alicia didn't run away from storms; she ran toward them. While

One shouldn't allow oneself to be intimidated by something that can be picked up and tucked under one's arm.

Sometimes out here, people swear to prove they're not scared.

Feel the Fear. Have the Doubts. Go for It Anyway.

When in doubt, act.

Sacrifice your fear on the altar of your dreams.

Kitchener up to London, but could not yet nerve himself