Quotes About Courage

Kindness—that is, the ability to bear the vulnerability of others, and therefore of oneself—has become a sign of weakness (except of course among saintly people, in whom it is a sign of their exceptionality).

You've got mountains of your own, I'll bet on it. Take heart. Be encouraged. Remain steadfast. Hang on for dear life. You've got a better grip than you realize.

Fish held the silence for so long that I had to restrain myself from prodding her. That's never a good idea. Sometimes people hesitate because they don't have the courage to come out with whatever needs to be said; other times they desperately want to speak but can't find the words. Jabbing them prematurely tends to shut them up. Outwaiting them gives them the time to say more than they intend.

People are starting to go on about my weight but I'm not going to change my size because they don't like the way I look.

Arise, O Barak; Take your captives, O son of Abinoam!

Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life.

Fears are to be faced, not denied, and life is to be lived, not mourned.

This story in my head is too hot to touch. I grabbed it anyway.

Individuals who continually play it safe in life, taking the path of least resistance and risk, deny themselves rich opportunities for personal growth. Some

Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.

The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.

At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.

That's exactly what I'll do, I thought to myself. After dinner, I'm going to ask Big Brother to teach me how to read this map. With Aunt Baba still in Tianjin, there's obviously nobody looking out for me. I'll just have to find my own way.

Don't change yourself to be liked by others.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.

A majority can never replace the man…. Just as a hundred fools do not make one wise man, an heroic decision is not likely to come from a hundred cowards.

Strength lies not in defence but in attack.

Strength lies not in defense but in attack.

Life doesn't forgive weakness.

don't let what other people think, stop you from doing the things you love

The world is not for cowardly peoples.

Wenn Menschenherzen brechen und Menschenseelen verzweifeln, dann blicken aus dem Dämmerlicht der Vergangenheit die großen Überwinder von Not und Sorge, von Schmach und Elend, von geistiger Unfreiheit und körperlichem Zwange auf sie hernieder und reichen den verzagenden Sterblichen ihre ewigen Hände! Wehe dem Volke, das sich schämt, sie zu erfassen!