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Quotes About Bravery

We may fight terrorism through brute force, but the terror that is unleashed in the name of religion can only be challenged through moral courage.
~ Asma Jahangir
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.
~ Eddie Rickenbacker
The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.
~ P. D. James
Women were afraid and they would never even imagine running a marathon in 1967.
~ Kathrine Switzer
The leader of the deed was a woman. -Dux femina facti
~ Virgil
Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.
~ Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three
We're told that men are strong & brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat & bear physical & mental agony much better than men.
~ Lisa See
You're a coward if you don't stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.
~ Bjork
Men and women serving in the military deserve better than what they're giving - what we're giving them. They don't know what they're going to be doing tomorrow.
~ John McCain
As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
~ Charles B. Rangel
These days, it's often women in uniform - moms, wives, even grandmothers - who deploy and leave their families behind.
~ Tulsi Gabbard
Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.
~ Charles B. Rangel
How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.
~ Anna Held
The brave and capable women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have performed admirably.
~ Susan Davis
Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
~ Nancy Pelosi
I simply cannot understand the passion that some people have for making themselves thoroughly uncomfortable and then boasting about it afterwards.
~ Patricia Moyes
Next time, ask: What's the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare.
~ Audre Lorde
While I never served in uniform, I fully understand the great service and sacrifice that our brave men and women have given to our country.
~ Marc Veasey
I don't know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today.
~ Beth Moore
Ultimately, it's a really brave thing to do what makes you happy as opposed to what the norm, or the social norm is, and that's a very important thing for people to remember, especially young women.
~ Mia Wasikowska
I WILL FOLLOW ANYONE... AND DEMONSTRATE TO EVERYONE... THAT THEIR FEAR IS GENUINE
~ Widad Akreyi
I'll tell you one thing, when you have young men and women in combat operations and they lose their friends, one thing you quickly learn not to be ashamed of is tears.
~ Rick Hillier
All women are strong. My mother survived Auschwitz, and fear wasn't an option when we were growing up. If we were afraid of the dark, we were put into the closet until we weren't.
~ Diane von Furstenberg
Of course Overlord did not fail. How could it? With some many fine young men and women from all corners of the earth all determined to do their best to free a world gone half mad.
~ Dwight D. Eisenhower