Quotes About Courage

It's not the smart that get ahead, but the bold.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.

Todos quieren ir al cielo pero nadie quiere morir

So for most people, the reason they don't win financially is because the pain of losing money is far greater that the joy of being rich. Another saying in Texas is, Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die. Most people dream of being rich, but are terrified of losing money. So they never get to Heaven.

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

En un tiempo de engaño universal, decir la verdad es un acto revolucionario.

Unfortunately the main reason most people are not rich is because they are terrified of losing. Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

Losers are people who are afraid of losing

If an undertaking was easy, someone else already would have done it. —  If you follow in another's footsteps, you miss

the positive Warrior energy destroys only what needs to be destroyed in order for something new and fresh, more alive and more virtuous to appear.

Only a massive rebirth of courage in both men and women will rescue the world.

This means that he has an unconquerable spirit, that he has great courage, that he is fearless, that he takes responsibility for his actions, and that he has self-discipline. Discipline means that he has the rigor to develop control and mastery over his mind and over his body, and that he has the capacity to withstand pain, both psychological and physical.

Give me enough medals and I'll win you any war.

Call it the courage of an insignificant goat who has survived.

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.

I concluded by saying that the SEALs in that room truly gave meaning to George Orwell's observation that people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. page 546

in most of these cases, integrity and courage were ultimately rewarded professionally. In a perfect world, that should always happen. But sadly, in the real world it does not, and I will not pretend there is no risk. You will, at some point or another, work for a jackass. We all have. That is why speaking up often requires courage. But that does not make taking a stand any less necessary for the sake of our country. Page 467

There are fights that you may lose without losing your honor; what makes you lose your honor is not to fight. -Jaques Jaujard

It matters little that you are afraid if you manage to hide it. You are then at the edge of courage. (one of Jaujard's philosophies)

There's one good thing about being in the bomb disposal unit: No superior officer is ever looking over your shoulder.

There are fights that you may lose without losing your honor; what makes you lose your honor is not to fight them."19

I suppose the stern and the cruel ones rule the world. If so, I shall be content to try to live each day within the limits of my conscience and let great plaudits go to those who are willing to pay the price for it."7

Chris asks, What are you going to stick to? Mah guns, boy, mah guns, I tell him. That's the Code of the West.