Quotes About Courage

I am still afraid. But I am not terrified.

Dennis Lehane

have been this other one they call Spartak.

That when a woman moves on, she doesn't look back, and I'm that woman.

One of the saddest facts of the human condition is that most people follow the herd. Sometimes, of course, the herd is morally right. That, obviously, is the ideal. But most good is achieved by individuals who have the courage to part from the majority when it is morally wrong. In addition, people tend to act worse in groups than when alone. The herd, not to mention the mob, emboldens people to do bad things they would rarely do if they had no such support.

There are far more kind and honest people than there are courageous people.

One day, however, the thought occurred to me that being unhappy was easy—in fact, the easy way out—and that it took no courage, effort, or greatness to be unhappy. Anyone could be unhappy.

Also, the Israelites must have admired this man who chose to be one of them, when he could have led an utterly charmed life as an Egyptian prince.

part in this story.

Speak now! A full account! Attempt to hide nothing, or I will send fire to consume your testicles.

It occurred to me that falling in love was like jumping off a cliff. You know it's gonna hurt like hell, but you do it anyway, hoping you'll sprout wings and fly. I was still waiting to see if I would plunge to an agonizing death or grow wings and soar.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

Integrity is the courage to maintain your resolve despite pressure or temptation, and the conviction to hold on to the truth even when everyone disagrees with you.

is the same voices that, in the slave ship, smile at their brothers, "Boy, is just the whip

For it is not death or hardship that is a fearful thing, but the fear of death and hardship.

If I Am murdered en route it will have been well worth while!

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't.

Despair can come from deep grief, but it can also be a defense against the risks of bitter disappointment and shattering heartbreak. Resignation and cynicism are easier, more self-soothing postures that do not require raw vulnerability and tragic risk of hope. To choose hope is to step firmly forward into the howling wind, baring one's chest to the elements, knowing that, in time, the storm will pass.

It is a remarkable feat to be able to see past the inhumanity of the behavior and recognize the humanity of the person committing the atrocious acts. This is not weakness. This is heroic strength, the noblest strength of the human spirit.

VICTORY IS OURS Goodness is stronger than evil; Love is stronger than hate; Light is stronger than darkness; Life is stronger than death; Victory is ours through Him who loves us. DESMOND TUTU

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."-Desmond Tutu Quote Read: 5/8/18

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite it.

A young man is afraid of his demon and pulls his hand over the demon's mouth sometimes and speaks for him.