Courage Quotes

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.

Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it.

I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

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.

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.