Quotes About Courage

She had conquered at least forty-eight different clandestine radio circuits and three Enigma machines to get these plaintexts. The pages found their way to the navy and to the army. To FBI headquarters in Washington and bureaus around the world. To Britain. There was no mistaking their origin. Each sheet said "CG Decryption" at the bottom, in black ink. These pieces of paper saved lives. They almost certainly stopped coups.

If no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.

no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

Si lo que haces es ser como todos los demás, para qué te has metido en esto? Si te limitas a imitar a tus competidores, tu existencia no tiene sentido. Incluso si al final acabas perdiendo, es mejor caer luchando por lo que crees que limitarse a copiar a los demás.

it's better to go down fighting for what you believe in instead of just imitating others.

Strong opinions aren't free. You'll turn some people off. They'll accuse you of being arrogant and aloof. That's life. For everyone who loves you, there will be others who hate you. If no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

It's like a relationship: Breaking one up is hard to do, but staying in it just because you're too chicken to drop the ax is even worse. Deal with the brief discomfort of confrontation up front and avoid the long-term regret.

Also, don't be timid about your conclusions. Sometimes abandoning what you're working on is the right move, even if you've already put in a lot of effort. Don't throw good time after bad work.

Don't be afraid to show your flaws.

Siempre que puedas sustituye «vamos a pensárnoslo» por «decidámoslo». Comprométete a tomar decisiones. No esperes a que llegue la solución perfecta. Decide y sigue avanzando.

But because many of us are afraid of being hurt, we have decided to build only walls. No doors, no windows, no peep holes. Just walls.

Until people are able to figure out how to deal with the natural tendency to hesitate and drag their feet because of their fear of the unknown, no meaningful reinvention will occur.

The late Ken Iverson, credited with originally leading Nucor down the path to constant change and innovation, frequently used a saying still invoked daily at the company: "Anything worth doing is worth failing at.

Don't be afraid to cut people out of your life if they are causing you pain

There's just something irresistible about hope.

What gives value to travel is fear.

I assumed that everything would lead to complete failure, but I decided that didn't matter – that would be my life.

Even in the darkest regions, people have discovered their right of freedom.

Kahramanlar, ancak öldüklerinde ya da öldürüldüklerinde kahraman olurlar. Gerçek kahramanlar savaÅŸta doÄŸarlar, savaÅŸta ölürler. YaÅŸayan kahraman yoktur, delikanl?. Bütün kahramanlar ölüdür.

Sólo el primer paso cuesta. Quizá se podría decir eso de todo, o de la mayoría de los esfuerzos y de lo que se hace con desagrado o repugnancia o reservas, es muy poco lo que se acomete sin ninguna reserva, casi siempre hay algo que nos induce a no actuar y a no dar ese paso, a no salir de casa y no movernos, a no dirigirnos a nadie y a evitar que otros nos hablen, nos miren, nos digan.

Nadie se había atrevido a turbar el universo, o al menos no había sido yo.

Ah, señor! —le dijo—. En esa situación, sólo el primer paso cuesta.

Delivering a difficult message is like throwing a hand grenade.