Quotes About Courage

My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.

Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.

Get tough: don't work under pressure; work over pressure.

It is definitely hard when you're going against the tide. Of course, it is tough. But does that mean you can't do it? No, it depends on your strength, stamina and ability to take so much power against you.

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

Who would I be to be cowering to a bunch of gutless cowards acting like a bunch of tough guys online?

The outside world can be very tough.

There is something inherently tough about Americans. They will not accept defeat.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

I learned to deal with the police... to be tough... to survive.

I'm a tough, tough person. I always have been tough to embarrass, too.

I like taking on the tough guys.

I come from a long line of very strong, tough women. We stick to our principles and stand up for what we believe in, which is fundamental fairness, which is my raison d'etre.

I'm really tough. It's a state of mind.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

I think when things get tough, I'm just a little bit soft.

Pray for me, I need happiness in life. It was a very tough decision to leave my husband and son and come away to Mumbai and start all over again.

I know I'm big. I've been big my whole life. I've never had to prove how tough I am.

I'm going to be who I am. And if you find it offensive, if you find it to be too tough, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

When I was a kid, I thought it was tough.

The good mamas are often tough mamas.

I certainly think that Southerners are tough, and I take pride in that.

Needless to say, it was the greatest of privileges to serve with the selfless men and women - Iraqi and American and those of our coalition partners, civilian as well as military - who did the hard, dangerous work of the surge. There seldom was an easy period; each day was tough.

Defeat is tough.