Courage Quotes
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One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity.
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Practicing in the trial work trenches of the law, I saw, too, that when we judges don our robes, it doesn't make us any smarter, but it does serve as a reminder of what's expected of us: Impartiality and independence, collegiality and courage.
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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.
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Life does not give itself to one who tries to keep all its advantages at once. I have often thought morality may perhaps consist solely in the courage of making a choice.
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I have the courage of my convictions.
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Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.
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People tend to want to follow the beaten path. The difficulty is that the beaten path doesn't seem to be leading anywhere.
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Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.
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"Then what can you want to do now?" said the old lady,gaining courage. "I wants to make your flesh creep," replied the boy.
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That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
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It is the courage to make a clean breast of it in the face of every question that makes the philosopher. He must be like Sophocles' Oedipus, who, seeking enlightenment concerning his terrible fate, pursues his indefatigable inquiry even though he divines that appalling horror awaits him in the answer. But most of us carry with us the Jocasta in our hearts, who begs Oedipus, for God's sake, not to inquire further.
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Incorrect assumptions lie at the root of every failure. Have the courage to test your assumptions.
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The best protection any woman can have... is courage.
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You always remember the delicacy of the work you do on a new play - the delicacy and the rigor and the courage.
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We all admire the courageous person and quite often consider the individual who lacks courage, a coward. However, that is not how Earl Nightingale saw it. He said the opposite of courage was not cowardness, it was conformity. The next time you are encouraged to fall into line, to be a sport and everything in you says no - be courageous and go your own way. There is no compensation in conformity.
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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It is not our criminal actions that require courage to confess, but those which are ridiculous and foolish.
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Our destinies are our own, if we have the courage to take control of them.
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There are times when, for many years, I've been irrelevant - and it was OK! I had my moment. No one is responsible for anyone else's dreams. I don't need a babysitter. I just needed to know that I could do this. I just think that my happiest time or my best time, upon reflection, is that I had the courage to do this.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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We have come out of the time when obedience, the acceptance of discipline, intelligent courage and resolution were most important, into that more difficult time when it is a man's duty to understand his world rather than simply fight for it.
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That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.
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It is not only blessed to give thanks; it is also of vital importance to our prayer life in general. If we have noted the Lord's answers to our prayers and thanked Him for what we have received of Him, then it becomes easier for us, and we get more courage, to pray for more.
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
