Quotes About Courage

Brandy L Rivers

And he wanted to march right in there and do it again.

All men ultimately want to know two things—'To whom do I owe thanks that I should live in such opportunity?' And, 'Will I have the courage when the time comes?

you can manufacture weapons, and you can purchase ammunition, but you can't buy valor and you can't pull heroes off an assembly line.

War creates many strange juxtapositions, perhaps none stranger than this: men who are doing their utmost to kill other men can transform in a split second into lifesavers. Soldiers who encounter a wounded man (often an enemy) become tender, caring angels of mercy. The urge to kill and the urge to save sometimes run together simultaneously.

Self-confidence is not a form of arrogance. It is trust in our capacity to awaken. It is both the courage to face whatever life throws at us without losing equanimity, and the humility to treat every situation we encounter as one from which we can learn.

She had always had a streak of recklessness about her, a willingness to go chasing hurricanes and tsunamis, all in the name of science, always willing to go that bit further than anybody else. Disaster hunting, she called it, surfing the extreme weather.

Because it's there. -George Mallory, one of the first climbers to attempt Everest, when asked why he wanted to climb it. (He disappeared into a cloud near the summit in 1924, where his body was found in 1999.)

there is less danger in fearing too much than too little"—

So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is.

To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting.

Never mistake being nice for being weak.

At some point, you just pull of the Band-Aid and it hurts, but then its over and you're relieved.

we can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us

You are part of an infinite family. The people who have been through terrible things and survived them. If you are reading these words. you WON today. You are here. You are alive. You have options. You can wait out a bad situation. Move on. Fight Back. Get out. Break Up. Call. Ask her (or him) out. Write that book. Write that song. Listen to the music. Take the drive. Take the chance. And Live. Whatever strategy you choose, you WIN.

Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution.

Not every one has a sob story and even if they do, it's no excuse.

He was a real man.

You are part of an infinite family. The people who have been through terrible things and survived them. If you are reading these words. you WON today. You are here. You are alive. You have options. You an wait out a bad situation. Move on. Fight Back. Get out. Break Up. Call. Ask her (or him) out. Write that book. Write that song. Listen to the music. Take the drive. Take the chance. And Live. Whatever strategy you choose, you WIN.

Sin el, tu mundo está condenado

If you're reading these words, you won today. You are here. You are alive. You have options. You can wait out a bad situation. Move on, fight back, get out, break up, call, ask her or him out, write that book, write that song, listen to the music, take the drive, take the chance, and live. Whatever strategy you choose, you win.

Unterdrücke deine Angst oder lass dich von ihr verschlingen.

You are part of an infinite family. The people who have been through terrible things and survived them. If you are reading these words, you WON today, You are here. You are alive. You have options. Whatever strategy you choose, you WIN.

And for the first time, something nice like that made me smile and not cry.