Quotes About Bravery

More than fantasy or even science fiction, Ray Bradbury wrote horror, and like so many great horror writers he was himself utterly without fear, of anything. He wasn't afraid of looking uncool - he wasn't scared to openly love innocence, or to be optimistic, or to write sentimentally when he felt that way.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

He is not valiant that dares die, but he that boldly bears calamity.

Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.

My valor is certainly going, it is sneaking off! I feel it oozing out as it were, at the palms of my hands!

Every Medal of Valor recipient has confronted life-threatening danger. Each had their fight-or-flight moment. But each one stood their ground for our safety. We hold them up as examples to other first responders - and to all Americans.

There is always safety in valor.

I don't think you mess around when you talk about tales of valor.

Pakistani nation and Pak Army have written a new history of bravery and valor against terrorism.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

The Medal of Valor is this nation's highest and most prestigious award for public safety officers.

Even a stuntman's life is valuable.

I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek safety in the rear... Officers should be forward with their men at the point of impact.

Of what value is a mind when placed in the brain of a coward? If mind is a gift of God to man for his use, let him use it. A mind is not in use when doing no good.

There was fear in those lovely young features, most certainly. No one but a fool would not be frightened at a time like this. But the fear did not possess her, did not dominate her. She remained strong and steadfast...

Against such odds, I will stand or fall! Whether or not I can rise to surmount the trials before me, I plan to step forward and fight.

If you enjoyed laughing in the face of death, you might like to have a crack at High Saffron. One hundred merits, and all you have to do is take a look.' 'I understand there's a one hundred percent fatality rate?' 'True. But up until the moment of death there was a one hundred percent survival rate. Really, I shouldn't let anything as meaningless as statistics put you off.

He was, after all, the ultimate rebel -- it takes a lot of cojones to stand up to Zeus.

You a brave person?' 'I don't know.' 'You'll find out soon enough.

What do I do? Asked the princess. You keep your head down. She looked at me petulantly. Like hell I will. If we're going to die, I'm going down fighting, even if I'm terrible with a weapon. Fair enough, I said, handing her a cutlass. She swished it around. Pointy end toward the bad guy, right? Right.

No te creas a quien te diga que el futuro ya está escrito. Lo mas que puede hacer un profeta es ofrecerte la versión más probable de los futuros acontecimientos, pero depende de nosotros aceptar el futuro tal y como es, o cambiarlo. Es fácil dejarse llevar por la corriente, pues para nadar en contra hay que ser muy valiente.

It was a brilliant move on my part—if you didn't count the almost-certain-death aspect of the plan.