Quotes About Courage

You must take the risk to disclose yourself in order to become more real, more human. And even if the price is high.

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

Though it's a small price to pay, shaving my head has opened more doors than I ever thought possible.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

I always say, no matter what happens to me as a black man in country music, I can handle it if Charley Pride could handle all the stuff he went through.

To me, Pride is loving myself and not making excuses for anything: Live in your truth.

I am so proud of Amelia Boynton. I can burst with pride.

I remember, after 'Tumbleweeds,' my friend and I wrote 'Pride and Glory.' I was just about to get it going. I had some really great actors attached, and New Line was going to make the movie, and 9/11 happened. And it was over. By September 12, it was over. And rightfully so. I understood that.

My personal pride is not strong enough to make me brave. But I don't know why I equate being brave with fighting.

A lot of characters I've played have a certain amount of strength, pride, and leadership.

I put myself out there, trying to prove that beauty is beyond size. It was risky, sure, but what I risked in terms of personal pride was nothing in comparison to what I was rewarded in terms of personal fulfillment.

In retrospect, I'm really shocked at how far I put my heart out there on the line with 'Prima Donna'. I seem to have this knack for being able to accomplish that.

I definitely love to be scared. It draws the primal side out of you.

'Kanche' is not primarily a war film: it is a lovely story set against a war backdrop.

Although most executives pay lip service to the idea of hiring for cultural fit, few have the courage or discipline to make it the primary criteria for bringing someone into the company.

I lost my first mayor's race. I lost the primary. But we came back and won that. So I know you've got to play to win, but you can't be afraid to lose.

I plan to primary Joe Manchin in 2018, and I'm asking you to stand with me, and hopefully, hopefully we can build a better tomorrow.

Don't let the Disney princess hair fool you.

In 'The White Princess,' the women are leading the story, and they're holding everything together. It's definitely a world of women's empowerment.

I'm the Princess of Staten Island. You gotta go big or go home, baby!

I always work on the principle that if my heart and my head are together on an issue, write it, say it.

This concept of turning dying into flying is a metaphor for my basic life principle.

What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent.

I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.