Quotes About Courage

Take what makes you weak and turn it into something that makes you strong.

We Mandalorians have a saying," Canderous explained. "A warrior who doesn't hope for battle has no hope during battle.

None but the brave deserves the fair.

You can't be afraid to put out a fire if you're a fireman. You can't be afraid to be a police officer and carry a gun if you're afraid to get up and go out there. So you've got to put that fear to the side and go out in faith to overcome that.

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. —Peter Drucker

Before you decide to kill yourself, attempt the impossible.

If you can write, paint, or compose without fear, pain, tears or questions, then you are either very blessed or very bland.

I'm not afraid of death, just of dying.

At all times, do not lose courage in your inner awareness; uplift yourself, while assuming a humble position in your outer demeanor. Follow the example of the life and complete liberation of previous accomplished masters (siddha). Do not blame your past karma; instead, be someone who purely and flawlessly practices the dharma. Do not blame temporary negative circumstances; instead, be someone who remains steadfast in the face of whatever circumstances may arise.

Fear is the highest fence.

It was not that these men were cold-blooded or hard-hearted: death was something they had to take in their stride. Dwelling on it would probably drive a man mad

if you were to lead successfully, whether a kingdom or a ship's company, the only standards worth bothering with were those you set yourself; those of others were—well, those of the mob; those who were led, who had neither the ability nor the courage to sit alone and make the decisions.

Je n'ai pas eu le courage de me suicider. J'ai eu le courage de ne pas me suicider.

Poor little Sweet Pea, Billy Strayhorn, William Thomas Strayhorn, the biggest human being who ever lived, a man with the greatest courage, the most majestic artistic stature, a highly skilled musician whose impeccable taste commanded the respect of all musicians and the admiration of all listeners.

One has to move from one's comfort zone to challenge oneself.

The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.

He learned from the Greek poets "not to expect too much from life; not to dream of a chimerical bliss, ... but to do his duty, without expecting to be rewarded ..., to cultivate his friends and love his country even to the point of self sacrifice." From ancient writers he learned the possibility of courageous resignation, and under their inspiration he worked out for himself a program which was little short of the heroic.

The pioneers take the arrows, settlers take the land

His famous example was that of the grocer who places in his shop window, among his vegetables, a sign that reads, "Workers of the world, unite!" Havel argued that the grocer did it not because he believed in the slogan but because it was easier to do it than to not. "If he were to refuse," Havel wrote, "there would be trouble."35 By placing the sign in his shop front, the grocer is effectively saying, "I am afraid and therefore unquestioningly obedient.

To run over better waters the little vessel of my genius now hoists her sails, as she leaves behind her a sea so cruel.

Refuse to become a hopeless victim. God wants to heal your heart, fill you with the power of hope, and cause you to be bold in Him. Hope-killing giants look small when measured against Him. Be

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.