Quotes About Courage

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

I'm really fond of strength onstage and I'm not a small person. I'm 5'9'' and 190 lbs. - you can't really go on stage and be too shy.

I want to be able to deliver the kind of show that I want - to go onstage with my chin held up.

Whatever you hold onto that you want to do, and that other people tell you you are foolish to want to do - don't give up.

There are still times when I am walking up, and I look at the Capitol, and I think, 'Oh my goodness.' Right now, I am kind of scared to go onto the floor and speak. Once I get used to it, though, they probably won't be able to keep me off there.

When I directed my first short - 'American Virgin' - I had no idea if I could actually do it. Like, I might just get onto set, have everyone look at me and just completely freeze and have no idea what to do. But pretty much the opposite of that happened. I was like a fish diving into the sea.

I don't have a death wish. On the contrary, I'm hanging onto my life like never before.

No one got anywhere by being too scared to open their mouth in case nobody laughed.

The reason I have LGBT fans is because I'm an open book; they're attracted to that.

I've always defended Shania. She not only opened doors; she knocked several down.

I was a very closed person before, and I wouldn't say how I felt about things, and now I've kind of opened myself up. And it's scary.

When I told my friends and family that I was leaving Stars to open a burrito shop in Denver, they thought I was crazy, but not long after the success of the first Chipotle, I knew I had to open just one more, so I opened a second one on Colorado Boulevard, which turned out to be even busier than the first.

Opening up is something I have to learn how to do if I'm going to be in this business.

I've become more comfortable with opening up.

Mental illness doesn't need to be hidden or glorified. It should be normalized to where people feel comfortable sharing with their families and friends and know they're not alone. By opening up about my struggle, I'm hoping I can help someone who feels like they don't know what to do or when they can't accept their situation.

Everybody's opening up their own lane and it just makes you feel O.K. to showcase what you've got.

I'd say I'm not openly gay. I'm just gay.

I am an openly proud gay man.

I have lived my life very openly, and have never hidden the fact that I am gay!

I've been openly gay since I can remember.

I'd love to see an openly gay player, a really, really good gay player come out.

Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.

On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major U.S. sports leagues.