Quotes About Bravery

Arms and the man

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line, dudes.

Lockhart glares at him furiously. "Sitrep, then get out." "What was that—" Pete begins, his words already in motion before he processes Lockhart's reaction. "That was the last we'll hear from a very brave woman. Or a very stupid one. Damn.

Courage will keep her safer than fear.

Boys have never been to war. It's easy to believe that it's all a game. That the dead will get up off the grass in time for tea.

the frisson of fear that comes from knowing that you're safe even while the tigers noisily devour your neighbor.

When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.

In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murderer in the chest - without asking to be paid.

My father used to say that it is the fear of causing offense that makes men swallow poison.

In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murdered in the chest - without asking to be paid.

Il n'y a rien à craindre de quelqu'un qui crie

It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, my son, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live. The man who has never submitted to anything will soon submit to the burial mat.

A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.

It is not bravery for a man to beat his wife. I know a man and his wife must quarrel; there is no abomination in that. Even brothers and sisters from the same womb disagree; how much more two strangers. No, you may quarrel, but let it not end in fighting.

You are doing this because you are fantastic and brave and curious. And, yes, you are probably a little crazy. And this is a good thing.

The more dangerous life is, the better. Scary equals important, right?

Moral courage is the courage to act and to speak the truth.

Moral cowardice like Starbuck's turns us into hostages. Mutiny is the only salvation for the Pequod's crew. And mutiny is our only salvation.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

As a kid, I was mischievous, necessarily, but I always wanted to do adventurous stuff.

We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with.

Medgar Evers is a true Mississippi hero.

If you have fear then it means you are not living in the moment.

First and foremost, at drama school it gets drilled into you that you say yes to anything. If they say, can you tap-dance with a monkey on your head in your audition, you say yes.