Quotes About Courage

Life has no romance without risk.

It is only by risking ... that we live at all.

Diane von Furstenberg

To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death.

He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.

Danger itself is the best remedy for danger.

It's only when we have nothing else to hold onto that we're willing to try something very audacious and scary.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

All reformations seem formidable before they are attempted.

It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.

A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.

Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our danger.

Of course people are afraid. But honestly facing that fear, seeing it for what it is, is the only way of putting it to rest.

Unless you enter the tiger's den, you cannot take the cubs.

An individual dies ... when, instead of taking risks and hurling himself toward being, he cowers within, and takes refuge there.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

In order to find the edge, you must risk going over the edge.

Taking risks gives me energy.

Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile ... initially scared me to death.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risks.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!