True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. — L. Frank Baum
True courage is cool and calm. The bravest of men have the least of a brutal, bullying insolence, and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free. — Lord Shaftesbury
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. — William Tecumseh Sherman
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. — Alfred North Whitehead
TRUE Courage is when you are scared to death and STILL saddle up and ride in! — John Wayne
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.
There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life. — Cato The Elder
The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.
Definition Of Courage Quotes
Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure with enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
Someone should advise women to stop fantasizing about courageous firefighters and heroic uniformed soldiers. There is a new sheriff in town who epitomizes a progressive definition of masculinity: Apathetic Cowardly Bystander Man. — Gad Saad
There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit. — Eric Greitens
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you. — Jenna Jameson
Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously. — Bashar al-Assad
I don't have enough information, and enough courage, to come up with a definite version of events. And I think it is too dangerous for me to do so. — Garry Kasparov
All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them.
I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication that is needed in sport that I think you can attribute to art. I think so much of it is about bravery and courage, being an actor. — Matt Smith
Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" - and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart. — Brené Brown
A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within. — Anthony De Mello
The definition of courage is going from defeat to defeat with enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
Finding Courage Quotes
The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it. — Richard Rohr
There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves. Death is something that happens to other people, and that's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. The closer you are to death the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself, is the will to win. — James Hunt
We can judge our progress by the courage of our question and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs. — Mary Mcleod Bethune
What is courage? Courage is the willingness to risk failure...There is only one danger I find in life, and that, indeed, is a real one. You may take too many precautions. — Alfred Adler
This is what I found out about religion: It gives you courage to make the decisions you must make in a crisis, and then the confidence to leave the result to a higher Power. Only by trust in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
What Is True Courage Quotes
If you knew when you began a book what you would say at the end, do you think that you would have the courage to write it? What is true for writing and for a love relationship is true also for life. The game is worthwhile insofar as we don't know what will be the end. — Michel Foucault
If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of silence?" he will say: "They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity, and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character." — Charles Alexander Eastman
If we want there to be peace in the world, we have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid in our hearts, to find the soft spot and stay with it. We have to have that kind of courage and take that kind of responsibility. That’s the true practice of peace. — Pema Chodron
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them
I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion. — Mo Yan
From the true antagonist illimitable courage is transmitted to you.
To what indifference people may come, to what profound conviction of having lost the right track forever. — Franz Kafka
There is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. — Alan Cohen
All our dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. — Harper Lee
It is a great thing to see physical courage, and greater still to see moral courage, but the greatest to see of all is spiritual courage; oh, to see a person who will stand true to the integrity of Jesus Christ no matter what he or she goes through! — Oswald Chambers
The need to connect with one another intimately is what makes and keeps us human. The challenge throughout life is to find the courage to reach out to potential partners when our primary relationship ends and to recharge our tried-and-true unions when their sizzle starts to fizzle. — Joyce Brothers
Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it. — Lloyd Alexander
Real Courage Quotes
The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
Real success requires respect for and faithfulness to the highest human values-honesty, integrity, self-discipline, dignity, compassion, humility, courage, personal responsibility, courtesy, and human service. — Michael E. DeBakey
The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive. — John F. Kennedy
Don't be afraid to show off your true colors.
We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk. — Thomas Moore
Real men don't buy girls-they protect them. We're recruiting real men who have the courage to stand up against this issue. — Demi Moore
The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. — Plato
To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.
That’s why courage is tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you’re doing something. I mean, any fool can have courage. But honor, that’s the real reason you either do something or you don’t. It’s who you are and maybe who you want to be. — Michael Oher
Being negative is easy. There will always be a downside to everything good, a hurdle to everything desirable, a con to every pro. The real courage is in finding the good in what you have, the opportunities in every hurdle, the pros in every con. — Carolyn Hax
You can always die. It's living that takes real courage." - Himura Kenshin — Nobuhiro Watsuki
Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you. — Michael Phelps
Personal Courage Quotes
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free. — Leo Buscaglia
If we commit ourselves to one person for life, this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession but participation. — Madeleine L'Engle
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them
To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a genderless Creator; to assert pride in self, and embrace one's faith openly, with independence and courageous conviction. — Randa Abdel-Fattah
Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can't change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing — Jim Rohn
To love yourself, truly love yourself, is to finally discover the essence of personal courage, self-respect, integrity, and self-esteem. These are the qualities of grace that come directly from a soul with stamina. — Caroline Myss
True charity requires courage: let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need.
My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway. — Tamara Mellon
In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being prepared to seize the moment and having the courage to take your best swing. — Hank Aaron
There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. — Bruce Lee
Do what you are most afraid of because it’s usually the thing you need to do most. — Alex Hormozi
Bravery And Courage Quotes
Do the right thing because it is right. — Immanuel Kant
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. — Maya Angelou
Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage which makes you long to undertake great works, which others might consider it folly to attempt. — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams. — Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart. — Sakyong Mipham
Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. And if you don’t risk failure, you’re never going to do anything that’s different from what you’ve already done or what somebody else has done. — Charlie Kaufman
Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants. — Carol P. Christ
The frontiers of the kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution. — J. Oswald Sanders
The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid. — George R. R. Martin
Fearless doesn’t mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless. — Smriti Mandhana
Courage And Bravery Quotes
Truthfully, in this age those with intellect have no courage and those with some modicum of physical courage have no intellect. If things are to alter during the next fifty years then we must re-embrace Byron’s ideal: the cultured thug. — Sayings
The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. — Meg Cabot
Bravery is a complicated thing to describe. You can't say it's three feet long and two feet wide and that it weighs four hundred pounds or that it's colored bright blue or that it sounds like a piano or that it smells like roses. It's a quality, not a thing. — Mickey Mantle
Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.' — Maya Angelou
To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity. — Ed Weeks
Understand first that failure indicates courage. It means you had the bravery to test yourself. The temerity to challenge your status quo. The audacity to step outside your comfort zone. That impulse is both inspiring and empowering. Hold on to it. And congratulate yourself for trying. — Rich Roll
What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave. — Andre Agassi
Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side — Kanye West
The courage to cooperate or initiate are based entirely on the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth as the divine mind within you tells you the truth is. — Richard Buckminster Fuller
It really does require a courage and a self-disciplining to go along with that truth. — Richard Buckminster Fuller
Bravery Quotes
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. — Alexander Hamilton
The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave. — Ronald Reagan
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. — J. R. R. Tolkien
We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening ourselves to the world as it is, we may find that gentleness, decency and bravery are available - not only to us, but to all human beings. — Chogyam Trungpa
Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible. — Doug Larson
One day's life of a lion is preferable to hundred years of a jackal. — Tipu Sultan
Like us many have spoken over this spring, but they were gone in the twinkling of an eye.
We conquered the world with bravery and might, but we did not take it with us to the grave. — Babur
Strength And Courage Quotes
Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you! — Ruby Bridges
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best of times. — Thabo Mbeki
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence. — Og Mandino
Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Don't pray for an easy life, pray to be a stronger man. — John F. Kennedy
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. — Dr. Seuss
The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun. — Napoleon Hill
Political Courage Quotes
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man. — Pat Paulsen
Political correctness is just tyranny with manners. I wish for you the courage to be unpopular. Popularity is history's pocket change. Courage is history's true currency. — Charlton Heston
A hallmark that distinguishes the Communist Party of China from other political parties is its courage in undertaking self-reform. — Xi Jinping
One day posterity will remember these strange times, when ordinary common honesty was called courage. — Yevgeny Yevtushenko
To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love. — George Santayana
I have never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from other men. There is not much harm in a lion. He has no ideals, no religion, no politics, no chivalry, no gentility; in short, no reason for destroying anything that he does not want to eat — George Bernard Shaw
Unskilled in sophistry and new to the darker ways of national politics, Grover Cleveland faced his accusers, his slanderers, and his judges, the sovereign people, conscious of the general rectitude of his life, and courageously determined to bear the burdens of his sins in so far as guilt was his. — Grover Cleveland
The recent death of Gene McCarthy reminded me of a lesson I spent a long, long time unlearning, so now I have to re-learn it. It's about political courage and heroes, and when a country is desperate for leadership. There are times when regular politics will not do, and this is one of those times. — Molly Ivins
Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A commitment to truth over spin; 4) A commitment to courage over cowardice; and 5) A commitment, or willingness, to give up power. — Tom Coburn
Nothing can do men of good will more harm than apparent compromises with parties that subscribe to antimoral and antidemocratic and anti-God forces. We must have the courage to detach our support from men who are doing evil. We must bear them no hatred, but we must break with them. — Fulton J. Sheen
The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence. — Walt Disney
May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong. May you stay forever young. — Bob Dylan
Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life. — Cesar Chavez
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. — Douglas MacArthur
True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. — J. PetitSenn
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. — Maya Angelou
You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty. — L. Frank Baum
Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in. — Ursula Burns
In moments of uncertainty, when courage and strength are required, you find out who the true corporatist scumbags are. — Chamath Palihapitiya
Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength. — Chris Bradford
Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true. — Salman Rushdie
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. — Nicholas Murray Butler
A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. — William Penn
True beauty is knowing who you are and believing in yourself. Happy people know their purpose, have courage to fight for it and strength to keep going. — Rita Ora
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. — John C. Maxwell
The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal. — G. W. F. Hegel
The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy. — Dean Koontz
Happiness is a form of courage. — Holbrook Jackson
Despots govern by terror. They know that he who fears God fears nothing else; and therefore they eradicate from the mind, through their Voltaire, their Helvetius, and the rest of that infamous gang, that only sort of fear which generates true courage. — Edmund Burke
If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence. — Barbara Cook
I want you to live the best life you can. You can be world-changers. .. Pursue this life of love with focus and passion and ambition and courage. Give it your all. And that will be your path to true success. — John Legend
The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C's.They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is Confidence. — Walt Disney
Through fear of knowing who we really are we sidestep our own destiny, which leaves us hungry in a famine of our own making...we end up living numb, passionless lives, disconnected from our soul's true purpose. But when you have the courage to shape your life from the essence of who you are, you ignite, becoming truly alive. — Dawna Markova
It’s easier to have courage and trust the process when you feel you’re making headway. Mastery is not persistence when you see a light at the end of the tunnel. True mastery is persistence when you don’t yet see the light. — James Arthur Ray
When you live in holiness, when you really try to stop sinning, you become braver. You become more courageous, you become a man of your word. You become a man of conviction that you're not willing to sell out and you're really a true knight in shining armour. — Jim Caviezel
The truth is harsh." Anubis said. "Spirits come to the Hall of Judgement all the time, and they cannot let go of their lies. They deny their faults, their true feelings, their mistakes.......right up until Ammit devours their souls for eternity. It takes strength and courage to admit the truth. — Rick Riordan
The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love. — Jack Kornfield
It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook. — James Keller
It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts. — Mort Walker
Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness. — Pope John Paul II
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