Quotes About Courage

There's a really stupid saying: When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Well, I have a better saying: When life hands you a lemon, shove that lemon up its stupid butt.

Knock him out, Paris!' 'Sure. Want me to spew diamonds from my ass while I'm at it?

Beginning empty-handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how sure they are that God is with them.

The timid need assurance, the brazen need frightening.

If there's any time that deserves courage and relentless optimism, it's now,

never fear conflict, never be afraid to tell the truth, and never be afraid to say what I really think.

When we asked for permission, we were told no, but we did it anyway, because we knew we needed it.

we are all lifelong learners who must take risks in our daily work.

I had seen of Gus and the astronauts indicated that they had the "right stuff.

Much of the Jewish Scriptures (called the "Old Testament" by Christians) are devoted to the stories of the prophets. Let's remember that in that tradition, a prophet is not one who foresees the future but rather one who is courageous enough to see the inequities, immoralities, and sins of the present.

A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.

I don't know if this has a moral or not. Maybe it's "Don't sit inside of soap cartons too long - unless you enjoy traveling.

For example, disciplined courageous nonviolent resistance in face of the dictators' brutalities may induce unease, disaffection, unreliability, and in extreme situations even mutiny among the dictators' own soldiers and population.

want to see you get hurt, Marylou. Or maybe killed." "Don't worry about me, Buck.

Walk amongst the natives by day, but in your heart be Superman.

Gilda, if your marriage is so bad why don't you get out of it?" "I'm afraid to be alone.

Nothin' bucks like a bull . . . rider.

Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Live free or die; death is not the worst of evils.

The ideal of all Soldiers'.

It is your word of faith that sets you free, not faith in any specific thing or act, but simple Faith in your best self in all ways.

Do not fear to be your true self, for everything you want, wants you.