Quotes About Courage

I would rather let a thousand vipers bite me before I would agree to serve you." And she spat into the air. His chuckle echoed throughout the room once more: the sound of a man who feared nothing, not even death. "We shall see.

Show your maggot-riddled faces if you dare, you lily-livered, bandy-legged, snake-eyed wretches! We'll crack your skulls open and fatten our hogs on your blood!

Christopher Paolini

That means both that you are exceptionally strong-willed and that you are able to suspend the functioning of your imagination—for it is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as most believe.

Christopher Paolini

All we can do is strive to accept our fate with grace, whatever it might be. The alternative is to allow the thought of Galbatorix's possible actions to unsettle our minds, and that I won't do. I refuse to give him such power over me.

There's no such thing as safety. Only degrees of risk.

Ne cède jamais au désespoir car tout n'est pas perdu.

Notre destin est de rendre possible l'impossible, d'accomplir de hauts faits en méprisant la peur.

Tu ne te décourages pas si facilement ! Tant mieux pour toi : seuls les hommes résolus trouvent leur identité.

Hear me now. The Lord of Empty Spaces protect us as we venture forth to fight our foes. Guide our hands—and our thoughts—and guide our weapons that we may work our will upon these perversions of peace. Let daring be our shield and righteous fury be our sword, and may our enemies flee at the sight of those who defend the defenseless, and may we stand unbowed and unbroken in the face of evil. Today is the Day of Wrath, and we are the instruments of our species' retribution.

I'd rather struggle and fail on my own than be coddled as a slave.

Christopher Paolini

The real courage is living and suffering for what you believe in.

Ne pas se faire quelques ennemis de temps en temps, c'est de la lâcheté ou de l'hypocrisie.

I sat through darkness once before.. I would not, could not endure it again.

Sometimes the universe decided to rip apart your life and stomp on the pieces, and there wasn't a damn thing you could do about it except say, Now what?

Let me tell you. The military accepts everyone who volunteers, assuming they meet the basic requirements. That means, at one end of the spectrum, you get people who would just as soon cut your throat as shake your hand. And at the other end of the spectrum, you get people so timid they wouldn't hurt a fly. And what the military does is teach both of them how and when to apply violence.

Mieux vaut mourir en plein vol que de périr écrasé au sol

If you wish to remain above the forces here, do not let anyone's disapproval dictate your actions.

Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe

Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis