Courage Quotes

I would kiss you, had I the courage.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.

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.

The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.

The more wit the less courage.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage.

True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular.

There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing.

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.

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit. The courage to root out and destroy the killers. And, most importantly, the courage to hold on to our values and protect our hard-won freedoms while doing it.

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that.

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of true generosity, happiness is the reward for a life lived in harmony, with a courage and grace.

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.

Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Someone once told me the one thread that runs through them all is a premium on personal courage - not intellectual courage, but just plain physical courage.