Quotes About Bravery

The two oldest fought in the First World War, the rest battled in the Second. They knew about Korea but not understanding what it was about didn't give it the respect—the seriousness—Frank thought it deserved. The veterans ranked battles and wars according to loss numbers: three thousand at this place, sixty thousand in the trenches, twelve thousand at another. The more killed, the braver the warriors, not the stupider the commanders.

lay it all down, sword and shield.

Scary things not always outside. Most scary things is inside.

Yours was the courage to live life in and from its belly as well as beyond its edges.

fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we were not compassionate, we were polite; not good, but well behaved. We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life.

She slept in the bed with us. Frieda on the outside because she is brave—it never occurs to her that if in her sleep her hand hangs over the edge of the bed "something" will crawl out from under it and bite her fingers off. I sleep near the wall because that thought has occurred to me. Pecola, therefore, had to sleep in the middle.

And fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we were not compassionate, we were polite; not good, but well behaved. We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life. We substituted good grammar for intellect; we switched habits to simulate maturity;

We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life.

God's power can bring down any giant, but we have to be willing to get in the game.

Remember: God's grief at the unspeakable things we do to one another is beyond measuring, but so is His mercy. It might seem a terrible thing to say to people who've lost and suffered so much at the hands of hatred and violence. But true courage is not to hate our enemy, any more than to fight and kill him. To love him, to love in the teeth of his hate—that is real bravery. That ought to earn people m-m-medals.

It was like being a sheep wandering into a pack of wolves./ A unilateral... fear of the unknown.

I'm scared!!/ But it means I want to live!!

I never wanted to be safe... I wanted to be good.

You've been making a regular habit of flinging yourself in front of bullets," she remarked amiably. "It's really not a good custom. Curb this tendency to self-immolation.

If you are not scared then there is no merit in being brave.

Her heart was beating appreciably faster, and she took more rapid breaths, but she was enjoying herself. Adventuresses are born, not made.

Don't be scared," said a voice behind me. Those must certainly fall into the category of Famous Last Words, the sort that are the last thing you hear before your death. (Along with "it isn't loaded" and "he only wants to play.") Of course I was terrible scared.

Bereit für das nächste Abenteuer, Prinzessin?" "Bereit, wenn du es bist", sagte sie leise.

It took me a couple of years to realize that ghosts can't hurt you. All they can really do to people is scare them.

Salta, y deja que te crezcan alas en el camino hacia abajo. Ray Bradbury

Los cobardes mueren muchas veces antes de acabar, mas solo una vez gusta su muerte el bravo. De todos los prodigios que he escuchado, el más extraño es que los hombres teman, ya que la muerte, inevitable fin, va a venir cuando tenga que venir. William Shakespeare, Julio César, acto II, escena II

Míralo por el lado positivo. Encuentro que eres muy valiente. Y... ¡te quiero! — ¿Puedes decirlo otra vez, por favor? ¿Y luego besarme para que me olvide de todo lo demás? — Puedo intentarlo.

You've got to jump off cliffs—and build your wings on the way down. RAY BRADBURY

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.