Quotes About Courage

There was never a place for her in the ranks of the terrible, slow army of the cautious. She ran ahead, where there were no paths.

I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery.

Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.

You do not have to be superhuman to do what you believe in.

I love the challenge.

Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man.

We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more.

There is a need for heroism in American life today.

Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.

Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. ... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

Security is a false god; begin making sacrifices to it and you are lost.

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

I'm in love with the potential of miracles. For me, the safest place is out on a limb.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity; they seem more afraid of life than of death.

Be like the bird that, passing on her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.

You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.

It is not easy to be a pioneer-but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world.

The decision to speak out is the vocation and lifelong peril by which the intellectual must live.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.