Quotes About Bravery

You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself, and for the firefighter it is fire.

Our Hero welcomed Death.

I have done the merry-go-round and I have ridden the roller-coaster. I have made my choice. I choose the roller-coaster. There is more risk when you choose the roller-coaster, but at least you will know you have lived.

Malo Mori Quam Foedari: I would rather die then be dishonored.

When I behold the ocean, I know that the world isn't just the grind of small tasks and small thoughts. The world is wide and wild and grand. Someday I will sail my little bark into the great ocean of life, braving the winds and the tide. And while the waves may dwarf me, they will not belittle me, because I will be the master of my fate and the captain of my soul.

I have always thought that if something dreadful happened, I would be very brave, but when someone has a needle next to your eye, it's different.

I closed my eyes and laughed, feeling that at least that made them a little more human than I imagined. But only a little. I kept my eyes focused on the door, not moving as he spoke again. "People find what they are looking for, Aislyn. See if you find it. See if it makes your heart beat faster and makes your soul fight for something. Be curious enough to find a reason to be brave, and bravery will find you.

Ambrose Redmoon wrote, "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the decision that something else is more important than fear.

Ah, y le sugiero que para la próxima vez que se enamore, ¡no sea tan cobarde!

This is a terrible way to live—unfulfilled because you could not ask for something that you really wanted or, worse, didn't ask for to avoid pain. Fear of rejection and fear of hearing a "no" to your ask has always prevented many people from asking.

A menudo la estupidez se confunde con la valentía, y tengo que admitir que Aer es bastante estúpido.

It's barely sprinkling." He smiled. "Don't be a wuss." "I'm absolutely a wuss. I need coffee.

As Halloran parachuted over Tokyo, the Zero that had shot him down sped toward him, and Halloran was certain that he was going to be strafed, as so many falling airmen were. But instead of firing, the pilot saluted him. After the war, Halloran and that pilot, Isamu Kashiide, became dear friends.

Life was cheap in war.

Green Hornet being loaded for its final flight. Courtesy of Louis Zamperini

Four more times the Japanese strafed them, sending Louie into the water to kick and punch at the sharks until the bomber had passed.

As he walked over the bridge, Louie glanced back. Some of the guards and camp officials stood in the compound, watching them go. A few of the sickest POWs remained behind, awaiting transport the next day. Fitzgerald stayed with them, unwilling to leave until the last of his men was liberated.*

2 As Halloran parachuted over Tokyo, the Zero that had shot him down sped toward him, and Halloran was certain that he was going to be strafed, as so many falling airmen were. But instead of firing, the pilot saluted him. After the war, Halloran and that pilot, Isamu Kashiide, became dear friends.

Only the Laundry Knew How Scared I Was

I come away from this book with the deepest appreciation for what these men endured, and what they sacrificed, for the good of humanity. It is to them that this book is dedicated. Laura Hillenbrand May 2010

Be brave, be kind, be honest, be true— remember these things are alive within you.

But I do know about fear. I've faced it, more than once. That's what one has to do with fear, by the way. Face it and defeat it because you can't ever run far enough or fast enough to escape from it.

You long to jump off, but you just can't work up the nerve, so you tell yourself you're content to look at the view.

She was sorry she hadn't been braver when she'd had the chance.