Courage Quotes

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.

Necessity does the work of courage.

Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.

When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.

I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.

It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.

I love Joan Collins. She's a wonderful lady. She has such courage. She's such a good actress.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

We know the threats - from global terrorist networks to the spread of deadly weapons. Yet we also know that embedded in this time of danger is the promise of a new day, if we have the courage and commitment to work together.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.

It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too.

The one thing I learned the most about acting is it takes a tremendous amount of courage to go there and stand still. It takes courage and guts to step out of your mind frame and depict something.

I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.

The only reason I'm in Hollywood is that I don't have the moral courage to refuse the money.

In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the shows. It was only with the courage and arrogance of youth that we survived.