Quotes About Bravery

No trooper, no special forces operative wants to sit behind a desk. We joined up to kick some doors down.

It takes an incredibly special person to be willing to put his or her life on the line for the community, and we owe it to our law enforcement heroes to do whatever we can to make their work safer.

The Army's always had a special place in my heart.

'Brave' is very specific and extremely personal. It can't be judged by people on the outside. Just can't. Sometimes brave means letting everyone else think you're a coward. Sometimes brave is letting everyone else down but yourself.

It's an interesting thing to play the heroes of our society, like cops and firefighters. They're the basic heroes that, as little boys and little girls, you look up to as the first heroes of your small, specific community.

Most people don't really do too many things because they're afraid they'll fail. There are people failing all the time, all around you. And nobody is going to notice your failure. Your failure is not going to be so spectacular that people write news stories about it. Your failure will be boring.

Going out to play a game in front of 100,000 spectators doesn't worry me. Nothing to it.

I'm not the sort to back away from a fight. I don't believe in shrinking from anything. It's not my speed; I'm a guy who meets adversities head on.

'But,' say the puling, pusillanimous cowards, 'we shall be subject to a long and bloody war if we declare independence.' On the contrary, I affirm it the only step that can bring the contest to a speedy and happy issue.

I spent my entire life being afraid. I was afraid of everything - height, flights - I had no idea why.

I definitely have a fear of spiders. Don't we want to embrace our fears?

I don't like spiders at all, but I love heights.

I'm not scared of snakes, spiders or heights. I have three children; as a mum, you can't be afraid of things like that.

Children are perfectly happy to sit next to spiders; it is only grown-ups who are frightened away.

I'm scared of failure so much more than any of the other girls I compete against that I work so much harder than they possibly could. I'm totally down with spiders and frogs and heights and snakes - everything; I'm cool with it.

I'm not a fearful person, I have no phobias of rats, snakes, spiders, nothing. I'm lucky in that sense.

Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there!

I reckon my fear landscape would be me having to jump out of a plane or having to skydive. I would see that as one of the scariest things ever. And then also, I'm really not a fan of spiders and bugs.

I won't go up in a plane, but if a play crashes, I'll jump into the next one that comes along and take it up for a spin.

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

I just love that spirit that makes people do things that they probably shouldn't.

I love people who are fearless, and I'm a spiritual guy, so I connect with people spiritually.

There was splendid fighting on the part of the division on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. There was no faltering or hesitation. Each man went to work determined to carry anything in reason.

To come to somebody's hometown and beat them on a split decision, that's saying something.