Quotes About Courage

Let the night come. We are not afraid.

you could simply imagine doing the unthinkable, and then, the next thing you knew, there you were doing it. Nothing was out of the question. Anything could happen. You had to do it your way.

Sometimes being hotheaded and doing it your own way and walking out on all the hot shit might be the right thing to do.

I knew I had to live because, well, I didn't have the imagination to think otherwise.

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.

You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.

There is no other road than the one we take, hard though it be. And no man outlives his weird. Best to meet it bravely, face to face.

Cynicism is boringly fashionable. I didn't think you would be afraid to say mankind is worth fighting for.

What had he been fighting when he fought the Nazis but a resurgence of archaic horrors that civilized men had once believed were safely dead? In

You are shameless! Will go far indeed, if no one shoots you first.

Dood ok ondergang!" Rupert panted.

he said, and wondered if the engineers would ever be able to find the breaking strength of the human spirit. He felt very near to giving way.

I won't lie down and die gracefully. I'm far too cowardly for that.

Two lives met across death and centuries. To ask what it meant is meaningless. There is no destiny. But sometimes there is bravery

You can't lock yourself up and make yourself completely safe. You can't. It's not possible.

Dalam hidup kita, cuma satu yang kita punya, yaitu keberanian. Kalau tidak punya itu, lantas apa harga hidup kita ini?

Kau akan berhasil dalam setiap pelajaran, dan kau harus percaya akan berhasil, dan berhasillah kau; anggap semua pelajaran mudah, dan semua akan jadi mudah; jangan takut pada pelajaran apa pun, karena ketakutan itu sendiri kebodohan awal yang akan membodohkan semua

Menulis adalah sebuah keberanian...

Kalau mati, dengan berani; kalau hidup, dengan berani. Kalau keberanian tidak ada, itulah sebabnya setiap bangsa asing bisa jajah kita.

Jarang orang mau mengakui, kesederhanaan adalah kekayaan yang terbesar di dunia ini: suatu karunia alam. Dan yang terpenting diatas segala-galanya ialah keberaniannya. Kesederhaan adalah kejujuran, dan keberanian adalah ketulusan.

Kita telah melawan Nak, Nyo. Sebaik-baiknya, sehormat-hormatnya.

setiap pejuang bisa kalah dan terus-menerus kalah tanpa kemenangan, dan kekalahan itulah gurunya yang terlalu mahal dibayarnya. Tetapi biarpun kalah, selama seseorang itu bisa dinamai pejuang dia tidak akan menyerah. Bahasa Indonesia cukup kaya untuk membedakan kalah daripada menyerah (Prahara Budaya, h. 187)