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Quotes About Courage

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it
~ Martin Luther King, Jr
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Even if they try to kill you, you develop the inner conviction that there are some things so precious, some things so eternally true that they are worth dying for. And if a person has not found something to die for, that person isn't fit to live!
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Right at this moment, I don't care if they kill me. I don't care. But they're not going to kill my stories. They're not going to kill my stories. They're all I've got.
~ Martin McDonagh
People say you should only write what you know. But you only write what you know because you are too fucking stupid to make anything up.
~ Martin McDonagh
Consequently, many of those who agreed to hide weapons were widows or young, unmarried mothers who desperately needed the money. Most
~ Martin McGartland
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out, Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out, Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.
~ Martin Niemoller
In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up for me.
~ Martin Niemoller
First, they came for the Communists And I did not speak out because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And by then there was no one left to speak out for me
~ Martin Niemoller
God's revelation... unmasks our illusions about ourselves. It exposes our pride, our individualism, our self-centeredness - in short, our sin. But worship also offers forgiveness, healing, transformation, motivation, and courage to work in the world for God's justice and peace - in short, salvation in its largest sense.
~ Marva J. Dawn
Be strong, my baby girl. Be happy. You will survive." And so, she vowed, would she.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
real courage is belief in yourself. To face and defeat your fear, or be defeated by it.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
Don't fear death. Death is life's companion. If you fear death, you fear life." His hand tightened on her chin. "Nora, don't be afraid to live.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
Why hadn't she believed she could do it? As soon as she asked the question, she knew the answer. Fear. Fear of failure. Fear of not being perfect. Fear was at the root of her problems. The bedrock of her timidity. The
~ Mary Alice Monroe
The secet to happiness is to embrace the humility to accept what comes and the courage to continue on your life's path with an open heart
~ Mary Alice Monroe
It time for me to shed all my insecurities and fears. Let them fall to the ground. It's time for me to find my voice and fly.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
I still have my talent. My life. You're the one who told me not to live in fear. I'm listening to you. If I don't act on my instincts, then I'm afraid to act on what I know is right. And this is right. I feel it in my heart. In my soul. I know what to do.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
Whatever it was inside of me, whatever kernel deep within that enabled me to believe in fairies, in Peter, in the Neverland itself, this was my source of strength. No one could ever take that away from me.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
I accept that I'm feeling afraid at this moment. But it's only a feeling. I accept it won't kill me. This feeling is the worst that will happen. I just need to ride it out.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
That's all any of us can do, my dear. We wake up, bolster our resolve, and rise to face the new day. Or else lie in bed and waste our lives.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
No more sorrow and regret! Take heart! A new day is beginning.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
This time her heart would not break, even though it would hurt and hurt for a long time to come. Perhaps for the rest of her life. But it would not break. She had the strength to go on alone.
~ Mary Balogh
The trouble with running away is that you must always take yourself with you.
~ Mary Balogh
Fear must be challenged, I have found. It is a powerful beat if it is allowed the mastery.
~ Mary Balogh