Quotes About Courage

I've always had a soft spot for women because of my mom. Just their power.

It's good to see somebody step up and perform in a tough spot.

I realized, if I don't step into the spotlight, and the person next to me doesn't step in, and the people around me don't step in, then who will?

Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me.

I've really gotten to play a lot of different things, starting with 'Southpaw.' For 'Spotlight,' I got to play this amazing journalist, Sacha Pfeiffer, who worked at the 'Boston Globe' when they broke the story about the sex scandal in the Catholic Church.

On stage the spotlight is on me and I cannot afford to be shy.

A lot of guys just can't handle the spotlight and the pressure, so they shy away from it, like 'oh, I don't want to be in it.' That's never me.

Of all the creatures in the world that really frighten me - the hyena in Africa, the great white shark - leopard seals are near the top of the list. They're killers. If my team spots one, they'll pull me out of the water.

I used to go out with someone who was a really great diver, and we used to go to all the great dive spots all over the globe - although I would spend most of my time crying because I was often too scared to go into the water. But once I was in the water, I loved it.

I am the guy who always gets put in the tough spots. I'm the guy who gets put in these really dark spots, yet somehow, I shine through.

There's not an anti-Toto spray that will keep us down.

The Apostle Paul did what he had to do to spread the message of God. I realize that that is what I have to do; I have to bite the bullet and overcome my shyness.

I feel that belief is such a powerful force that it can spread the light even in the most hopeless situations.

It's OK to feel good about yourself because it's not doing any good for anybody else to be fearful or spread anxiety.

I left 'Spring Awakening,' and within a month of leaving the show, I came out to my parents and to my friends and broke up with my boyfriend and moved into an apartment of my own and completely changed my life.

At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs.

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

When the crowd's against you, sometimes that can spur you on alone.

Stand in front of the firing squad with your head held high and take the bullets. It's okay, eventually the bullets will run out. You will fall down and rise again, no big deal.

My grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman. He flew with the 100th Fighter Squadron.

This is boxing - you can't really say what is going to happen because anything can happen in that square ring.

Specifically choose not to take a GPS. Just create a challenge. You can climb Everest or walk across Antarctica with minimal gear and still have that sense of adventure. But in terms of exploration, Google Earth has this world mapped down to the square foot.

I fought Miguel Cotto in Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade - it was like fighting the devil in Hell.