Quotes About Courage

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.

Cliff never wondered what Americans would do if the Russians, or the Nazis, or the Japanese, or the Mexicans, or the Vikings, or Alexander the Great ever occupied America by force. He knew what Americans would do. They'd shit their pants and call the fucking cops. And when they realized the police not only couldn't help them but were working on behalf of the occupation, after a brief period of despair, they'd fall in line.

Thank goodness for hearts that wouldn't die, for spirits that still danced even after they'd been wounded.

An innovator is one who does not know it cannot be done.

I'm not trying to counsel any of you to do anything really special except dare to think. And to dare to go with the truth. And to dare to really love completely.

Faith spawns reflexive steps of obedience. It steps out. We must not imagine that we have faith if we do not obey.

I'll become stronger by purposely facing what I am afraid of. It's OK that I'm anxious right now. I can handle these sensations. I can handle this uncertainty. I want this anxiety. I want this uncertainty. Love the mat. Run toward the roar.

When faced with a challenge (be it a hurricane or a struggling business or a reluctance to start writing), we must decide to act and then we must act. We should perceive our worries as an indication that we should meet our challenges head on, cut right to the heart of them, and take action. Otherwise, we'll be in the aftermath of the storm, sitting and staring at that old tree that's collapsed onto our patio, and asking, "Well, what now?

You purposely choose to feel uncomfortable and uncertain within your threatening situations: "I want this." • You choose to linger with your anxiety and uncertainty instead of escaping. • You notice your negative and fearful thoughts without getting caught up in them. You accept them without getting rid of them.

The man who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd.

We are always afraid of the unknown.

But how did you convince people to come out of hiding when hiding was all they had known?

Padauža išsyk atkreip? ginkl? ? mane. Vargšelis visas tirt?jo, prakaitas liejosi kaip iš kibiro, tod?l labai jau išmintingai nutariau, kad pistoletas neužtaisytas ir man tik reikia j? atimti. Pirmoji kulka pataik? ? pilv? ir ištašk? ? skutus vis? mano teorij?.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?

There is no shame in scars, Ismae.

In the distance a wolf howls. Let it come, I think. Beast will most likely simply howl back, and the creature will either turn tail and run or fall into line behind him, like the rest of us have.

For all that I have kissed before, I have never felt anything like this. It is as if I have swallowed a tiny piece of the sun, its warmth and light reaching into every corner of my soul and chasing away the shadows. I surrender to that kiss - surrender to the strength and the courage and the sheer goodness of the man.

The requirements for covert operations weren't for the faint-hearted or overly modest, let me tell you.

It takes a surprising amount of courage to place one's hand into an unseen area when your mind is thinking about vermin.

About women, Chanakya says that, as compared to men, their diet is twice as much, modesty is four times, courage is six times and desire for sex is eight times.

if you are true to the leading of the Holy Spirit, you will have to do things that humble you, make you appear as a wimp, and do things that nobody will admire.

You are going to a place of deep darkness and lies, and if you will light one candle of truth, you will dispel the darkness. (to Benjamin Nethanyahu when he became Israel's UN Ambassador)

She made an appearance to offer me courage, and I worried about her appearance. Shame. Such a worrywart I am. I miss miracles blooming before my eyes: I concentrate on a fading star and miss the constellation. I overlook dazzling thunderstorms worrying whether I have laundry hanging.