Quotes About Courage

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.

But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.

The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men. Make them your examples, and, esteeming courage to be freedom and freedom to be happiness, do not weigh too nicely the perils of war." [Funeral Oration of Pericles]

They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.

Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.

Then, without any attachment to your possessions of this life, generate a fearless attitude with regard to your future life.

With your fangs of four powers

Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his.

Scared of words? I don't see why anybody ought to fear words. Words are tools; you have to know how to use them to get done the job you want to get done. Can't do the work if you're scared of the work.

Women didn't get to be bad boys.

This new Eva, the free Eva, was tired of being rattled by life. How long had she lived being too terrified to show her real self? There was power in showing the messiness of her life and what it took to hold it together.

Running away wasn't empowering. An empowered woman would've indulged.

Go." "Can't." Eva shook her head. "It'd require breaking myself open." "Why don't you want to?" "It's a mess in there," she said hollowly. He wondered when the last time she'd fallen apart in front of someone was. "But that's the good stuff," he insisted. "It's you.

You push away stuff away that isn't safe and obvious, Mom, but love isn't safe and obvious. Love is risky. Take the risk, woman.

Like Elizabeth Taylor said, 'Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.

Because even bigger than her sadness was her determination.

Now, I never got married. No, no, no, I ain't one of those funny ladies. I just won't fold myself up tiny so as not to put off no man.

The girl threw up a Black Power fist and bounced.

This new Eva, the free Eva, was tired of being rattled by life. How long had she lived being rattled by life. How long had she lived being too terrified to show her real self? There was power in showing the messiness of her life and what it took to hold it together.

So instead of writing about Gia, a witch who uses her powers to fight for a man, I'm fighting for myself.