Quotes About Courage

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome.

Of course to adhere to standards, to idealism, to vision in the face of immediate dangers takes great courage and takes self-confidence. But we also know that only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly.

Why live on the edge when you can jump off it?

One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

If you treat the unknown as a minefield and never enter, you may avoid getting blasted but won't ever get to run along with the butterflies.

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you are stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

The elation of flying is worth the pain of sprouting wings.

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically — to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside.

Nothing risqué, nothing gained.

Be a stone spiral staircase in a world full of escalators.

Skipping turns — moping into hoping, pity into giddy, sad into glad, lazy into crazy, old into bold, tired into wired!

I suspected skydiving was dangerous when they asked me to sign a waiver. They confirmed my suspicions when they asked me to pay in advance.

Most sports only need one ball. Mine takes both. Skydive!

You do not need a parachute to skydive — you only need a parachute to skydive twice.

If the good Lord had wanted people to stay on the ground, he would have given us roots.

Only skydivers know why the birds sing — they never have to pack a parachute.

In a world where we are all slaves to the laws of gravity, skydivers are proud to be freedom fighters!

You know you're a skydiver when you wear your rig on commercial passenger flights, just in case.

Don't be afraid of falling out of the plane, you are dressed for the occasion.

You know you're a skydiver when on windy days you go to the drop zone anyway and complain about the weather.

You know you're a skydiver when you show up at the drop zone even on the worst-weather days because at least you can sit around drinking beer.

You know you're a skydiver when you are thinking about taking all the but the driver's seats out of your car.