Courage is so rare nowadays, that one gets cornered for having courage of conviction and living by one’s ideals. However it is great to be cornered, since the corner with courage is never too crowded.

Why did you marry Dad, Mom?” My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. “I wanted something more and he was it. We both had big dreams.” “That must have taken a...

Those who find courage to pursue their dreams, manifest gladness of their souls.

A leader without purpose, is a leader by accident

Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come.

I know the fate you endured might one day be my own. But I refuse to be a prisoner for the rest of my life.

Es ist wichtig zu begreifen, dass wir der Toleranz nicht dienen, wenn wir unser Profil verwässern, sondern indem wir uns umgekehrt unserer eigenen Werte wieder vergewissern. […] Wir tun der Toleranz auch nichts Böses an,...

If there is nothing to lose but something to gain by trying, by all means one should keep trying.

If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves.

Entrepreneurs, let’s begin to turn our desire and design into reward.

A man who is intimate with God is not intimidated by man.

Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others … Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.”(Journal entry, 14 October 1922)

Wars are all fought by men who either believe they are right or who have no other choice. How they fight defines who they are when the blood stops flowing.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the ‘still small voice’ within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have...

Everything and everyone has a place to be, Echo. It’s just a matter of how they get there and when. You have a place; you just have to find it.

Your past history is NOT an excuse.

¡Aprenderás a masticar los cataclismos, pequeño, y te los tragarás!

The innocent curiosity of children gives them astounding courage.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Men did not need to have balls to have balls.

Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action…..no matter what. So you’re afraid? Be...

That’s what courage is. If she weren’t scared, she wouldn’t need courage in the first place.” -Jo

I will never demean myself to speak about my courage,” said Julien, coldly, “it would be mean to do so. Let the world judge by the facts.

Figuring out what you want in life is hard, having the courage to full fill it is even harder!

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage

I have extremely little courage myself, much less than you; but I have found that whenever, after a long struggle, I have screwed my courage up to do something I always felt much freer &...

Launching a turnaround takes courage. I cannot measure that and so it is not going to be included in my analysis, but behind the moments of change there are always a few people within these...

If you’re living in the present…you only have to deal with what’s actually going on in that moment.

The only way I could conceive of waving a white flag, would be during the process of folding it, so to be used as a napkin later, at our victory dinner.

An end in terror is preferable to terror without end.

The bravest souls I know are those who are willing to risk having the entire world turns its back on them, and all they’ve ever wanted to do – and they would lay down their...

The tears are falling freely now, and I don’t care if he sees them. They’re tears of relief for my nephew, worry for my grandfather and my brother, and shame for my mistake. I figure...

I love you” for the very first time, and I said those words to a person that couldn’t reciprocate them. But guess what? I don’t regret any of it.

Attitude is that little thing that will make the most difference in the accomplishment of your goals.

Don’t let what you thought you were yesterday keep you from becoming what you’re meant to be today.

In the campaign of 1876, Robert G. Ingersoll came to Madison to speak. I had heard of him for years; when I was a boy on the farm a relative of ours had testified in...

There is no real bravery in getting paid to save someone’s life. However, there is a large amount of bravery in a nurse break dancing at the hospital’s Christmas party.

Now, because we have spent so many years convincing the younger people that we are helpless, they believe that we are no longer of use to this world.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Time seemed to stand still as she noticed three droplets of blood splattered on the Indian’s cheek. Crimson red, she thought. Three crimson red droplets. The color of the rubescent calla lilies in her mother’s...

Being wise and being smart are two different things anyone can be smart but those who master the art of knowing what to overlook in this journey called life deserves to be called wise.

Sometimes life is like living in a chamber of Liquid Oxygen. Liquid don’t allow you to live and Oxygen don’t let you die.

There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.

I think this is what we all want to hear: that we are not alone in hitting the bottom, and that it is possible to come out of that place courageous, beautiful, and strong.

I had to cease to mourn what could never be and make the most of what was possible. And I would begin doing that by trying to mend the hurts of the past.

The third gift is Courage. May you speak and act with confidence and use courage to follow your own path.

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.

One man with God is a majority.