Courage Quotes

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage.

The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.

Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world.

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.

I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it.

While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward.

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.

The people of South Carolina support conservatives who are trying to push real change, and the people of South Carolina expect their presidential candidates to back them up when they show courage.

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights.

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.