Quotes About Courage

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

They are in front of us, behind us, and we are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us twenty nine to one. They can't get away from us now!

Honest to Jeez, Loafer, if your skin got any thinner, your guts'd pop out and dance a hula.

We can venture forth into the great primordial stone swamp." "Interesting return address." She puckered up her face. "Better than writing Washington, D.C., on your letters.

We can't turn our backs on this." "I know we can't. It's following us.

If you got the chance, you acted. If you sat back and waited and hoped that something good would come along and save you, or fix what you were too frightened or weak or stupid to fix for yourself, you could wait a lifetime and still be trapped.

The worst thing that happens is there's an earthquake and we all get sucked into a river of molten lava." "Well …" Ruth said. "That won't hurt much.

He recalled what Lyndon Johnson had said when Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson suddenly found himself president. Words to the effect that he would do the best he could do, because that was all he could do.

I saw this on TV," June Sibley said. "He'll go in there and get the guy to let the girl go and stay in himself. Oh, my God, he's so brave." "Oh, my ass. He's so stupid," Del Franklin said.

He began to cross the street, thinking as he did that everyone was really very foolish to be screaming and yelling, to be afraid. After all, what could the dead do? They weren't moving, were not even speaking

If I hadn't stopped that guy, everybody woulda just let him go. Nobody wants to put their ass on the line for anything, you know?

I was lying on the ground. I could feel my blood mixing with the dirt. And Reese said, 'You can stay up here and fuck the grizzly bears, puss.' And the goddamned thing is, when I finally was able to stand up, I was more scared of imaginary grizzly bears than I was of Reese. Although I'm sure a grizzly bear has better table manners. I just motivated myself the hell away, as fast as I could crawl. I'm not even sure there are grizzly bears around here, anyway.

How did I wind up with Reese? Maybe because I'd had a lot of guys who were all talk and nothing beyond. You know—if some junkie tried to knife us in a movie theater, my boyfriend would try to talk it over with the guy. Civilized behavior. And I'd be lying there with my trachea in my lap.

It is time to face real world, even if it is harder and painful. I'd rather fly and crash, than just snuggle and sleep.

This means that I can do whatever I really want. God is always with me. There is no thing as a loser after all.

By living on our own terms. By being rats, not mice, work together and beat the system. I will not give up my friends for this system. In fact, my friendships will beat the system.

There you go. I've told you the four thunderstorms—disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon, they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die. I

Girls have no idea how much it hurts when our love is rejected. Yet, men are expected to keep trying and take hits all the time.

And sometimes in life, it is about taking the better option even if it doesn't appear to be macho.

A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons.

Take/Throw a Punch

As pessoas têm medo das mudanças. Eu tenho medo que as coisas nunca mudem.

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war.