Quotes About Courage

I've heard many women say that they were afraid to come out or they were too ashamed to talk about it because they thought it was something they had done to promote the man to sexually harass them - and that is not the case.

Every year we discuss Jackie Robinson Day, which is April 15. We talk about it throughout baseball, promote it throughout baseball.

We support films like 'Thappad' and so on, but if we aren't brave enough to speak up for ourselves and stand for what is right, is there any point in celebrating movies that promote this?

In 'Profiles in Courage,' my grandfather, John F. Kennedy, praised leadership that put country above party, elevated principles over petty politics and promoted progress before personal interests.

Don't be afraid to push your company in the direction you think is right - you'll either be fired or promoted, and either outcome will end up just fine.

If you ask my promoters and managers, they will say I've never knocked back an opponent in my life.

Women need to find the courage to demand what they rightfully deserve. Women should be paid for the same work as their male counterparts, ask for promotions, and stand in their power in their place of employment, whether they are in a boardroom or in the movement.

Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes.

I'm still here, living proof that sometimes it's OK to admit to your fallibility.

We advised them to do what they think proper against the war.

You can't be a proper comic unless you've been out on stage and felt the fear.

I was a dancer, and it's not really cool for a boy to dance, so it was inspiring to see a movie like 'Footloose' where a guy is dancing masculine and had a proper reason behind it. It made me feel cool, and when these kids would make fun of me, I'd be like, 'Oh, didn't you see 'Footloose,' man?'

I think we have seen evidence that being brave enough to go abroad can lead to a proper opportunity.

I came out to myself when I was about 15 or 16, and to my parents when I was 18. When you come out to your parents, that's when it's properly official.

There was a time when I was not able to speak properly because of my medical condition. But I managed to fight against all those odds.

I came to Nashville in the early '90s, and I thought, 'OK, enough is enough. I write songs; I just don't have the backbone to show it to anybody. I want to go to Nashville and learn how to properly write a song.'

We are not diplomats but prophets, and our message is not a compromise but an ultimatum.

Back in school, there was this guy who had a huge crush on me. One day, when he mustered the courage to propose to me on a Rose Day, my friends burst out laughing right in front of him. I'm sure we all have had such experiences, and I've had crushes in the past. Right now, all I can think about is my films and deliver my best.

Bill Clinton had to propose to Hillary Rodham several times before she agreed to marry him and move to Arkansas.

To be an outspoken professor in academia is a very dangerous proposition.

Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. It is a high-risk, high-reward proposition.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

The guy who enters pro sports hasn't run scared from the 7th grade on. Until he enters the pros, it's been nothing but roses.