Quotes About Courage

I have huge respect for women who go out of their homes and have the courage to make their own destiny. And let me tell you, Indian women are doing a great job. There are those who work because they have no option but to earn, and then there are those who do it because they have the right talent. I respect both.

I think women are usually a little bit nervous about wearing white denim.

Women are tough; women are resilient and have an undying hope.

Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down.

Women are tough, but sometimes women present toughness in different ways.

I think that women are afraid to be vulnerable because they think it makes them look weak.

Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.

Battles are won in the hearts of men.

Fights are won by fighting, not by running.

I knew what I was getting into when I chose golf. Hell, I knew I'd never get rich and famous. All the discrimination, the not being able to play where I deserved and wanted to play - in the end, I didn't give a damn. I was made for a tough life because I'm a tough man. And in the end, I won: I got a lot of black people playing golf.

The fact is, human rights victories are rarely won by powerful governments or well-armed militaries. More often than not, these battles are led by individuals and small groups of people determined to overcome wrong. Think King, Gandhi, Mandela.

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won.

Freedom is never granted; it is won.

When I won my first MMA fight, I put myself out there for the world to see me.

I won an amateur night, October 8th, 1985. I went to work the next day and quit my job.

The heroes of Flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror, and they should never be forgotten.

Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.

The brave deserve the lovely - every woman may be won.

After the desperate years of their own war, after six years of repression inside Spain and six years of horror in exile, these people remain intact in spirit. They are armed with a transcendent faith; they have never won, and yet they have never accepted defeat.

When I was a little boy, Marvin Hagler was my idol. He got no respect for most of his career. His fighting style was straight ahead. He took every shot thrown at him, and he kept punching back 'til he won. I honestly feel that's how I am. I take big shots from people. But I keep going.

If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?

How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat?

I'm a big believer in doing things that make you uncomfortable. So, we live in a world where we want to be as comfortable as we can. And we wonder why we have no growth. We wonder why - when the smallest thing in our life gets difficult - we wonder why we cower and we run away.

You come to a certain age in life and wonder, 'I am holding back for what?' Why not just say it?