Quotes About Courage

True heroism, as the ancients understood, isn't about strength, or boldness, or even courage. It's about compassion.

Now, Ah Hing, I'm going to teach you how to fight like a woman. —GRANDMASTER IP MAN, Bruce Lee's teacher

You don't have to be fast. But you'd better be fearless.

If he could do it, Churchill was certain, so could his fellow misfits.

La resistencia está en el corazón de todas tus historias

And what Plutarch taught them is this: Heroes care. True heroism, as the ancients understood, isn't about strength, or boldness, or even courage. It's about compassion.

We've got a motto here—you're tougher than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can. Guy like Aron, he shows the rest of us what we can do if we dig deep.

That's what I'm saying,' Scott insisted. 'I've been there, man. I've been there a lot. It takes more guts than going fast.

As nonchalant as he acted about the risks, Caballo was leading an extremely dangerous life. Every time he set out for a run, it could be his last.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You

Because that's the ugly truth about heroism: the tests don't start when you're ready or stop when you're tired. You don't get time-outs, warm-ups, or bathroom breaks. You may have a headache or be wearing the wrong pants or find yourself—the way Norina did—in a skirt and low heels in a school hallway becoming slick with your own blood.

Daredevils aren't the answer; spinal rehab wards are full of daredevils. Fearlessness doesn't really help, either: when your car breaks down, you don't want the mechanic to say, 'I've never done this before, but I'm willing to die trying.' What you want to hear is 'Don't worry. This is right up my alley.' Heroism isn't some mysterious inner virtue, the Greeks believed; it's a collection of skills that every man and woman can master so that in a pinch, they can become a Protector.

you're tougher than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can.

To be a hero, you had to learn how to think, run, fight, and talk—even eat, sleep, and crawl—like a hero.

Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone. —KEN CHLOUBER, Colorado miner and creator of

Hazte amigo del dolor, y nunca te encontrarás solo. KEN CHLOUBER, Minero de Colorado y creador de Leadville Trail 100

No matter how psyched you might have been about the race, consequently, you'd have to think twice about putting your life in the hands of a mysterious loner with a fake name whose closest friends lived in caves and ate mice and still considered him the iffy one.

Ann knew she needed more than willpower: she needed fear. Once she was out front, every cracking twig would spur her toward the finish. "To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence," Roger Bannister once noted. "But fear must play some part … no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown to the wind.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You weren't supposed to go down for a good cause; the goal was to figure out a way not to go down at all.

The art of the hero wasn't about being brave; it was about being so competent that bravery wasn't an issue. You weren

Here's the truth," Eric said. "You've got zero margin of error. But you can do it." I'd have to forget everything I knew about running and start over from the beginning. "Get ready to go back in time," Eric said. "You're going tribal.

Gradually, the backroom brawler named Mike Hickman disappeared. In his place arose Micah True, a name inspired by "the courageous and fearless spirit" of the Old Testament prophet Micah and the loyalty of an old mutt called True Dog.

Make friends with pain, and you will never be alone.

They were expected to accomplish nothing, so they could try anything. Audacity beckoned.