Quotes About Courage

I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong religious background as well.

Ted Cruz cut his teeth politically in Texas on disrupting the Republican establishment, and Texans love a fighter. It's the same thing that has made me successful is that when people look at me, they see a fighter, somebody who takes on the establishment, who isn't intimidated, and is willing to kick through doors.

Texans deserve a senator who represents our values, strength, courage, independence - putting Texas first.

I myself am sometimes fed up with Hatta's policies. Hatta and I sometimes bug each other, but omitting Hatta from the Proclamation Text... that is the action of a coward!

I get real brave when I text people. When I text people, I am so brave because it's words, but you can't say stuff.

I get a text every day from my dad: 'Enjoy the challenge.'

I practice kickboxing and Muay Thai right now, like, come on, I'll take anyone on in the ring. You can punch me in the face all you want, and I'll hit you back.

I will be the Thai equivalent of Eddie the Eagle.

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand.

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?

Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

I cannot thank the LGBT+ community enough for their support, for their love, for their acceptance, and for the first time in a letter, I am incredibly proud to say that I am gay and have never been happier.

Got freedom? Thank a man, or rather, thank all the men willing to die so the rest of us can go fetal in our safe spaces if somebody hurts our feelings.

The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your shoulder every couple months with the most recent checkup to see whether there is any sign of it, and I thank God to say at this point there is not.

When you work with Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra, and you tell them to jump without a net, you better know what you're talking about. Thank God I was ready for it.

When I met Bono at the Cannes Film festival while I was there for the film 'United 93,' he said to me, 'That's a great film, brother. Thank you for your courage in making it.' I plotzed.

Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.

I told my boss, 'Thank you - but I'm not going to be here tomorrow. I'm going to pursue my career as a boxer.' I remember the woman actually laughed at me. She giggled and said, 'Boxing? Well, good luck.'

Be thankful for all successes, lose your ego, take risks, fail fast, and if you don't absolutely love what you do, run!

America, thankfully, is not an easy nation to commandeer.