Quotes About Courage

Anything was better than waiting in that hole trying to figure out what to think about in his last moments on earth, waiting to be plumed or slaughtered. He'd rather die trying to live.

Thomas Paine's The Crisis—"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country . . .

What mattered in combat, what really mattered, was not only understanding why you asked men to risk their lives, but making them understand. Men would willingly risk their lives, but they needed to know that it counted. And they needed to know they had a chance.

Gunny, get down!" Ker told him. "You're going to get hit!" "By the time I get down, I'll already be hit," he said. "So I may as well stand up here and see what the hell is going on.

fierce fraternal tradition

Garrison wrote in his memo to Hoar. "There is no place in Mogadishu we cannot go and be successful in a fight. There are plenty of places we can go and be stupid.

The fifty-three-year-old former Eagle Scout from South Carolina didn't drink, smoke, or swear; the most colorful expletive in his vocabulary was "dad gum."7 He was a West Pointer and had been an artillery commander in World War II.

If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help. —John F. Kennedy

Unless and until we rest in God, we will never risk for God.

in the face of all dangers, in what may seem a godless region, we move forward through the agencies of love and art.

It's amazing how quickly evangelicals turn into evangellyfish with no spiritual vertebrae when they start to lose money, job security, cultural clout, or public support.

Until the end, God's people are to wait patiently and serve diligently. In this life we are to suffer courageously and serve humbly like Jesus did during his incarnation, trusting that all will be made right in due time.

Life is a war against a spiritual enemy we cannot see. We can't win on our own, but the God who sees all gives us courage, perseverance, and wisdom to win an otherwise unwinnable war.

this is not a time of retreat but rather resurgence. This is not a time for compromise but rather courage.

the world has enough politicians; it needs more prophets.

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Politicians tell people what they want to hear, prophets tell people what they need to hear.

If we take an honest look at the mistakes we've made, we'll see that many of them were a reaction to unnamed fear within us.

A thorough reading of the Gospels would reveal that perhaps the most persistent command from God is not about sex or violence or a lack of religious practice but rather about not being afraid.

We are afraid to venture into the unknown because to do so would remind us of how unsafe we once felt.

There is a hopefulness to the human spirit that will just not accept no for an answer.

The Way Out Is Through

and only sticks and stones can break my bones.

I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away.