Quotes About Courage

But fear isn't only a guide to keep us safe; it's also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.

The most often repeated commandment in the Bible is "Do not fear." It's in there over two hundred times.

It's true that while ambition creates fear, it also creates the story.

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fear isn't only a guide to keep us safe; it's also a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life. — Donald Miller, A Million Miles In a Thousand Years (? Thomas Nelson Inc; 33265th edition, January 1, 2009)

Every conflict, no matter how hard, comes back to bless the protagonist if he will face his fate with courage. There is no conflict man can endure that will not produce a blessing. And I smiled. I'm not saying I was happy, but for some reason I smiled. It hurts now, but I'll love this memory, I thought to myself. And I do.

Perhaps one of the reasons I've avoided standing on the point toward the horizon is the second you stand up and point toward a horizon, you realize how much there is to lose.

A story doesn't really pick up until the hero needs to disarm a bomb, win someone's heart, defeat a villain, or fight for their emotional or physical survival.

If raising healthy children involves telling the truth about the family narrative, that was something I could do. It would take some practice and a whole lot of courage, but I could do it. I felt a sense of relief. If honesty is the key to intimacy, it means we don't have to be perfect and, moreover, we don't have to pretend to be perfect.

Darius Goes West.

the most common regret of the dying was this: they wish they'd had the courage to live a life true to themselves and not the life others expected of them.

PERHAPS ONE OF the reasons I've avoided having a clear ambition is that second you stand up and point toward a horizon, you realize how much there is to lose. It's always been this way.

The most often repeated commandment in the Bible is "Do not fear." It's in there over two hundred times. That means a couple of things, if you think about it. It means we are going to be afraid, and it means we shouldn't let fear boss us around.

But love doesn't control, and I suppose that's why it's the ultimate risk. In the end, we have to hope the person we're giving our heart to won't break it, and be willing to forgive them when they do, even as they will forgive us.

God risked himself on me. I will risk myself on you.

As long as you're willing to turn the other cheek with the mean ones, vulnerability can get you a wealth of friends.

An amazing things happens when we are honest and vulnerable. We allow people to know and love us. We also allow people to reject us, and that can sometimes hurt. But the truth is, they would have rejected us anyway. It's just that it would have taken a little more time.

SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME WE WILL NEVER FEEL loved until we drop the act, until we're willing to show our true selves to the people around us.

Es verdad lo que Steven Pressfield dice: hay una fuerza que se opone a lo bello que hay en el mundo y muchísimos nos estamos rindiendo. Robert McKee afirma al final de su libro que el mundo necesita que seamos valientes. El mundo requiere que escribamos algo mejor.

People will always choose a story that helps them survive and thrive.

Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren't criticized are those who don't take risks.

No one can match America. We have big hearts—and the courage to do what's right. But we're not the world's policemen. And if we have to take on that role, we need to send a clear message that protection comes at a price. If other countries benefit from our armed forces protecting them, those countries should cover the costs. Period.

that, you have to leave your comfort zone.

Following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right. It's called the road less traveled.