Quotes About Bravery

Both my grandfathers were in the Navy, and I have cousins and uncles in the military, so it's something that I've always respected.

Three of my uncles served in the Armed Forces.

I need to put myself out in the world and be brave and be uncomfortable. When I do, it means I can enjoy life so much more.

Yes, you have to be brave enough to take steps that your heart is telling you to take. Because when I decided to go into cricket, not one person told me I was making the right move. At that time, nobody thought the IPL would become so big. I was nervous at that time, because suddenly I was in an uncomfortable spot.

I was asked to go in to the ring and perform things I was very uncomfortable with - doing jumps from high ropes in five inch heels.

I want to be uncomfortable - acting is uncomfortable.

To sit in my concert and be uncomfortable is brave. Because you could always leave, you know?

A border collie saved me once when I was pinned under a horse in Colorado. And once when I went through the ice, one of my sled dogs saw me go under, and she got the rest of the team, and they pulled me out of 12 feet of water. I think that dogs offer the only form of unconditional love that's available to humans.

A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.

I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.

My parents led this double life. They were in the underground movement to bring down the Nazis. My father was hanged for being a traitor.

Born a slave, Harriet Tubman was determined not to remain one. She escaped from her owners in Maryland on the Underground Railroad in 1849 and then fearlessly returned thirteen times to help guide family members and others to freedom as the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.

I made the choice to go into the world of underground poker.

The story of the Underground Railroad is the story of American heroes, and who doesn't want to hear a story about American heroes?

The story of the Underground Railroad is a thriller. These are people who are basically in a heist movie, and it's the most precious cargo ever, your life. You're fighting for your freedom.

My father was in the navy. I always found it a bit strange that he would choose to spend an extraordinary amount of time underneath the water in a submarine with 60 men.

I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions.

I don't feel like I have anything to lose, so I don't really understand what I'm putting at risk.

Maybe the key aspect of imposing fear to the opposition is to make them understand that we have no fear.

When we lost Steve, the grief was understandable, but I wasn't prepared for how scary everything became - that fear factor of 'Now I'm doing this on my own.'

I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line.

Without the compassionate understanding of the fear and trepidation that lie behind courageous speech, we are bound only to our arrogance.

Daring is doing. Daring is asking something outrageous despite your chances of failure and rejection. Daring is going out on a limb by believing in something that no one else understands, and if all fails, daring is trying again.

I think maybe the most important thing that we have to say is that people don't often talk about network executives being brave. You don't talk about them as having integrity and a higher purpose, because it's a job... except for Bob Greenblatt. He is a theatre person. He loves and understands it.