Quotes About Courage

I fell off a dogsled down a frozen waterfall and landed on sharp ice on a kneecap. It was so agonizing, I thought, seriously, that my heart would stop. But I found that my whole dog team loved and worried about me so much, they curved downstream and worked back up to me to surround me as I lay clutching my lacerated knee, whimpering and pushing their warm bodies against me. I remember the love, the dog love, much more than the shattered knee. . . .

Russel] might not make it, he might die on the ice, but he would not die with fear. He would die working not to die...

I ran from the barn out through the herd to make certain and saw that the coyote was really dead, as was the sheep, but I ran smack into what makes border collies the incredible beings that they are. Louise grabbed at the coyote's neck, growling, and having made certain that it was dead, tried to bring the sheep back to life. She pulled at the ewe, trying to lift her to her feet, nudged at her ribs in a kind of crude CPR

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Gary Paulsen

My name is Brian Robeson,' he said. Then he saw that his stew was done, the peach whip almost done, and he waved to it with his hand. 'Would you like something to eat?

Gary Paulsen

She never backed down. A fighter to the very last. This is how a human being is forged after an unhappy early life. This is the independence of growing up, of standing up for yourself, even if against a phantom enemy.

LOVE TAKES OFF MASKS THAT WE FEAR WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT AND KNOW WE CANNOT LIVE WITHIN.—JAMES BALDWIN

Una vita dedita alla semplicità, al giusto coraggio, al buon umore, alla gratitudine, al lavoro, al gioco senza riserve e tanto cammino ci portano vicino al mondo effettivamente esistente e alla sua interezza.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. Aristotle

Christine, we will go from here together or die together. ~ Raoul

My dear little playfellow: You must have the courage not to see me again, not to speak of me again. If you love me just a little, do this for me, for me who will never forget you, my dear Raoul. My life depends upon it. Your life depends upon it. Your little Christine

THE ONLY MADNESS GREATER THAN CHALLENGING FATE IS ACCEPTING IT.

I used to face charging lions in the Serengeti with nothing more than a stone axe and a loincloth. People today disappoint me.

You can not operate in this room unless you believe that you are Superman, and whatever happens, you're capable of solving the problem.

Failure is not an option.

if you ask enough people, you'll find someone who will disagree with the majority and give those nervous about risk a way out.

High-risk leadership beckons many, but few accept the call.

Leadership is fragile. It is more a matter of mind and heart than resources, and it seemed that we no longer had the heart for those things that demanded discipline, commitment, and risk.

S]ometimes, a fight you cannot win is still worth fighting.

I put my chin on my chest. I was afraid to look at any of the people who were watching us. My lips kept moving without making sounds: Please stop, please stop, everyone's watching. . . . But at the same time I was thinking, Good for you, Mama, good for you. What courage—to scream in front of the whole restaurant. Poor Daddy. Good for you, Mama.

But I believe there is no difference between those who are called courageous and those who are branded craven than that the second are fearful before the danger and the first after it. The coward is a coward, then, because he has brought his fear with him; persons we think cowardly will sometimes amaze us by their bravery, if they have had no forewarning of their danger.

Here I pause. If you wish to walk no farther with me, reader, I do not blame you. It is no easy road.