Quotes About Courage

I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf.

Give me a spirit that on this life's rough seaLoves t' have his sails filled with a lusty wind,Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack,And his rapt ship run on her side so lowThat she drinks water, and her keel plows air.

Danger, the spur of all great minds.

The only failure is not to try

Fear is and has always been dead. It's how we picture it that makes fear come to life.

With friends and gay companions round them, thenMen boldly speak and have the hearts of men;Who, with opponents seated, miss the aidOf kind applauding looks, and grow afraid.

To show the world what long experience gains, requires not courage, though it calls for pains but at life's outset to inform mankind is a bold effort of a valiant mind.

Stand up!—stand up for Jesus!

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Many forms, sizes and colors, I think there are heroes in sports, in life... It would be cliche to say my dad, my granddad. I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.

Up, men, and to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from Old Virginia.

Was this his face, and these the finding eyes That plucked a new world from the rolling seas?

Cullmann contrasts the deaths of Socrates and Jesus, pointing out that Socrates died impassively and heroically, while Jesus cried out in real fear of death.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with a joyful confidence.

Heroism is endurance for one moment more.

Sport, they said, is morally serious because mankind's noblest aim is the loving contemplation of worthy things, such as beauty and courage. By witnessing physical grace, the soul comes to understand and love beauty. Seeing people compete courageously and fairly helps emancipate the individual by educating his passions.

Our hopes are high. Our faith in the people is great. Our courage is strong. And our dreams for this beautiful country will never die. - Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Former Prime Minister of Canada

The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more -- if only they were willing to take a few risks.

Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

Don't be afraid to employ people who will force you out of your comfort zone.

To succeed in business, you need somebody in your corner who cares enough to challenge you and is courageous enough to tell you the truth, especially when the pressure is on.

As an entrepreneur, don't follow the crowd; let them follow you.