Quotes About Courage

Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid. It was because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all.

there's nothing wrong with being scared to death. It can happen to the best. What counts is hanging on, somehow staying in control and doing what you know you should.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts not amid joy.

One of the votes against war came from the very first woman ever to sit in the House of Representatives, Jeannette Rankin

They stand as living proof of Marshal Ferdinand Foch's words "The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.

a single ideal of perfection, which is impossible to know through our senses, but is knowable through the soul of reason. If we can concentrate our minds instead on that higher standard, or what Socrates calls the Idea or Form of that virtue, defined as Courage or Beauty or Justice in Itself—or even Goodness, which is the highest Form of all, setting the standard of perfection for all the rest—then true wisdom will be ours.

ornery enough that they will not stay where the rule was laid down. In that I believe you will find the greatest hope for America's future. —William S. Knudsen

That night, on May 26, 1328, Ockham, Cesena, and another Franciscan companion slipped out of their rooms, mounted horses, and lit out of Avignon for the border. The trio did not stop until they crossed into Bavaria, where the Holy Roman Emperor Ludwig IV was engaged in his own dispute with the pope. They met in Munich, where according to legend William of Ockham said to the emperor, "Defend me with your sword, and I will defend you with my pen." Ludwig accepted the

This posed a dilemma, which Bill Knudsen summed up simply and succinctly. "Progress is only made when fear is overcome by curiosity," he said.

This was why the ancient Athenians had defied the tyranny of Persia against all odds. This was why the early Romans had risked everything to overthrow their kings, so that they could live free or die. And that was why the Florentines had to be ready to die to defend their liberty, Leonardo Bruni concluded—because without liberty, "life [has] no meaning for them.

Courage in battle, loyalty, leadership through example rather than birth or status: these are the first qualities of the Viking heart, German

Bill Knudsen summed up simply and succinctly. "Progress is only made when fear is overcome by curiosity," he said. "If you are curious enough, you will not have any fear.

Invincibility is in oneself, vulnerability is in the opponent. —SUN TZU, THE ART OF WAR

The two came to differ on many, if not most, issues. But the man who would single-handedly defy Hitler in 1940 against all odds bears a striking resemblance to the man who organized the first satyagraha campaign in South Africa.

The shadows that now lie dark upon our path will soon be dispelled and we shall walk with the light all about us if we be but true to ourselves.

Schaamteloos heb ik mij nu eenmaal altijd het veiligst gevoeld.

Ik vraag me af waar meer durf voor nodig is, doorleven met een lot dat je kent of aanmodderen zonder enig idee van wat je staat te gebeuren

Niemand offert zijn toekomst, als hij niet hoopt zijn eigen ziel ermee te redden.

Alleen wie zichzelf iets wijsmaakt en daar volledig in durft te geloven heeft enige kans van het leven te winnen.

Een mens kan nou eenmaal niet zomaar uit- en overstappen. Als er onderweg al plekken zijn waar je misschien nog een afsprong had durven wagen, ben je er al voorbij voordat je het doorhebt. Bovendien, waarheen kan een mens anders kijken dan vooruit.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.

Cheers for the sailors that fought on the wave for it, Cheers for the soldiers that always were brave for it, Tears for the men that went down to the grave for it, Here comes the flag!

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.