Quotes About Courage

We cannot be too earnest, too persistent, too determined, about living superior to the herd-instinct.

Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.

September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror's sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles' wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001

I am trying to keep it all together -- not lashing out in anger, not bursting into tears, because what is anger, but pain masquerading as bravado?

He who makes a beast of himself, takes the pain out of being a man

At times, challenges hit with the force of a roaring, rushing waterfall. The true test, however, is whether you can put your arms up and enjoy the feel of the water.

And you fall, and you crawl, and you break, what you get, and you turn it into honesty and promise you're never going to find you're faking, no no no.

Life is like a roller coaster; Live it, be happy, enjoy it.

I'll spread my wings, and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.

Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family.

It was Friday, July 24, 1992, when I stepped on the train. Every year I think of it. I see it as my real birthday: the birth of me as a person, making decisions about my life on my own. I was not running away from Islam, or to democracy. I didn't have any big ideas then. I was just a young girl and wanted some way to be me; so I bolted into the unknown.

You must learn what to fear and what not to fear.

some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.

Ahmad Abousamra

Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice.

However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.

People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it- walk.

Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man.

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.

Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.

Fear is exciting for me.

It takes courage to die for a cause, but also to live for one.

Hope does not mean turning a blind eye to reality or living in self-neglect. It is about accepting the situation as it is and deciding to find a better way to deal with it. It's about showing up, even when you are afraid you may fail. It's about working through the tough stuff, the painful stuff, and still carrying on because you know you are stronger than you think you are. But of course, hope alone is never enough. You have to apply focus and persistence.