Quotes About Courage

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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

People have asked me if I had a miracle or a chance to change the way I look, I honestly know I would never do that.

Miracles happen every day - I'm one!

Sometimes I gotta look in the mirror and say, 'Hey, they're still saying you're too fat, but you're here! They gotta take it or leave it.' And in most cases, if they leave it, it's all good because they don't need to be in my space anyway.

I don't have a rear-view mirror.

Even when I was bald, I loved seeing myself in the mirror, loved the attention that came with it and flaunted the look. It gave me a lot of confidence too.

We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world.

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.

We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with.

Nothing need be apprehended from this miserable adventurer.

The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.

I used to ride horses when I was younger. Ponies were my life. I miss being fearless.

I'll match my flops with anybody's but I wouldn't have missed 'em.

If I missed a game, that meant I was losing the battle. I'm not going to let leukemia affect me.

Not every character that you play is going to be somebody that you like or love, but every character that you play has a story that is worth telling. If you're not the person to tell it, that's one thing. But if you don't want to tell it because you are afraid of the unpopularity of the character, I view that as a missed opportunity.

I've hit a lot of big shots and missed a lot of big shots, and I'll continue to shoot them.

I went to Israel when the missiles were falling there.

Not missing games, miss one game due to injury in my career, and that even hurt me to miss that game, but I just love to get out there and compete, both ends of the ball, and I don't think I'm afraid to take the big shot. If I'm 2-for-15, I'm not afraid to take that shot, make it 3-for-16.

I'm missing an index finger.

I've always been comfortable being the first person at a party, metaphorically speaking - being the first person on the dance floor, saying, 'This is where it's happening, people, and if you don't think so, that's cool, but I think you're missing out.' That's my general philosophy, and it's served me pretty well.

Medgar Evers is a true Mississippi hero.

Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.

It is a mistake to do nothing just because you think you can only do a little.