Quotes About Courageous

Vonnegut had seen the worst of human conduct and refused to lie about the sort of trouble we were in, but who had not allowed his doubt to curdle into cynicism, who, for all his dark prognostication, was a figure of tremendous hope. The evidence was in his books, which performed the greatest feat of alchemy known to man: the conversion of grief into laughter by means of courageous imagination. Like any decent parent, he had made the astonishing sorrow of the examined life bearable.

I can't say enough about how I'm against drugs. Be smart, think about it, look at what it does to people, look at how much you have to experience in life and be courageous enough to do everything you want to without that chemical help.

Anthony Smith is super tough.

'Holy Smoke' is very brave because I don't think it's easy to watch.

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.

As a keeper, you can't be afraid.

Then let us go and be terrible.

There's something ever egotistical in mountain-tops and towers, and all other grand and lofty things; look here, three peaks as proud as Lucifer. The firm tower, that is Ahab; the volcano, that is Ahab; the courageous, the undaunted, and victorious fowl, that, too, is Ahab; all are Ahab; and this round gold is but the image of the rounder globe, which, like a magician's glass, to each and every man in turn but mirrors back his own mysterious self.

Halsey was known as an aggressive, emotional, risk-taking warrior who loved nothing more than to attack.

Are you done?" he asked. "Just getting started." I was so brave over the phone.

Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains - daisy chains - of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between 'his,' 'her' or 'their' wish and yours.

Bringing in innovation and youth is not a bad thing: it is a courageous choice.

Brave, bold people, these are what we want.

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

My, aren't we bold with well-aged whiskey?

Turing was fearless. He's extremely direct, which can be seen as socially awkward, and that becomes both his big obstacle but also, in many ways, his strength.

I don't hang out with soft cats.

I'm not soft at all.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

The brave man isn't he who doesn't feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Fear is the enemy of our "Why"—our calling, our passion, our mission. It prevents us from taking our unique place in the world and sharing our gifts so that others may benefit from our courageous acts. It becomes our imprisoner and, in some cases, the executioner.

Wiggly, that's the word most often used by pit bull owners to describe their dogs. Others are loyal, compassionate, devoted, affectionate, couch potato, courageous, lapdog, snugglepuss, heroic, kissy-faced, lovebug, bed hog, pansy, soul mate, family.

Courage is always rewarded.

I respect the astute and rigorously unsentimental David Horowitz as one of America's most original and courageous political analysts. He has the true 1960s spirit - audacious and irreverent, yet passionately engaged and committed to social change.