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Courage Quotes

"My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation."

"My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation."

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani Politician

Courage, Determination, Discipline, Hope

262

"Our challenge is not to let life mold us or break us."

"Our challenge is not to let life mold us or break us."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Courage, Challenge, Life, Mold, Break

259

"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."

"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."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Courage, Fear, Absence, Man

239

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Courage, Life, Nothing, Will

222

"The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms."

"The sky belongs to eagles, even during storms."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Eagles, Sky, Storms, Resilience

212

"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."

"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."

Omar Bongo, Gabonese Statesman

Courage, African, Leaders, Order

207

"Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong."

"Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Weakness, Fear, Strength

200

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

Mark Twain, American Author

Courage, Fear, Absence

180

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolutionary

167

"A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesn't have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me."

"A member must say that he is a member of the Unification Church and that he is the follower of Sun Myung Moon. If he doesn't have the courage to say it, he is not worthy of me."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

Courage, Church, Moon, Sun

162

"It's easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone."

"It's easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Courage, Age, Wit

159

"The weak in courage is strong in cunning."

"The weak in courage is strong in cunning."

William Blake, English Poet

Courage, Cunning

142

"As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are."

"As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are."

Antony Sher, South African Writer

Courage, African, Gay, Minority

122

"Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair."

"Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair."

Rollo May, American Psychologist

Courage, Absence, Despair

112

"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

"Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Fear, Truth, Action

108

"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity."

"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

Courage, Insecurity

98

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Courage, Risk, Will

91

"The first quality that is needed is audacity."

"The first quality that is needed is audacity."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Quality, First

90

"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."

"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Courage, Act, Acting, Cowardice, Man

83

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."

Malcolm X, American Activist

Courage, Vocabulary, Word

83

"We'd stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You'd think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn't."

"We'd stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You'd think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn't."

Rick Yancey, American Author

Courage, Fear, Mortality, Bravery

82

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

e. e. cummings, American Poet

81

"Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world."

"Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, People, Fear, World

80

"All too many others have been more cautious than courageous and have remained silent behind the anesthetizing security of stained-glass windows."

"All too many others have been more cautious than courageous and have remained silent behind the anesthetizing security of stained-glass windows."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Silence, Security, Fear

77

"The best protection any woman can have... is courage."

"The best protection any woman can have... is courage."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American Activist

Courage, Protection, Woman

76

"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority."

"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority."

Ralph W. Sockman, American Leader

Courage, Majority, Minority, Tolerance

75

"Fear is for the powerless. Fear is for the alone. But as you stand together now, you are neither of those. Together, you amplify each other's strengths; you nullify each other's weaknesses."

"Fear is for the powerless. Fear is for the alone. But as you stand together now, you are neither of those. Together, you amplify each other's strengths; you nullify each other's weaknesses."

A.J. Darkholme, American Author

Courage, Fear, Power, Strength, Unity

75

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Courage, Failure, Victory, Defeat, Poor

73

"Freedom lies in being bold."

"Freedom lies in being bold."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Courage, Being, Freedom, Lies

73

"Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself."

"Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

Courage, Strength

72

"I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!"

"I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask!"

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

Courage, Difference, Dumb

72

"More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution."

"More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution."

James Thomson, Scottish Musician

Courage, Caution, Eye

71

"Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world."

"Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world."

Hugh Walpole, New Zealander Writer

Courage, Play, Safety, World, Newzealander

70

"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it."

"I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it."

Erma Bombeck, American Journalist

Courage, Dignity, May, State

70

"Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears."

"Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears."

Arthur Koestler, Hungarian Novelist

Courage, Actions

68

"I am six feet tall. I am not supposed to be afraid."

"I am six feet tall. I am not supposed to be afraid."

Keith Miller, American Author

66

"Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them."

"Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them."

Jim Davis, American Cartoonist

Courage, Cats, Deep

66

"It's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone."

"It's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

66

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared."

"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared."

Eddie Rickenbacker, American Aviator

64

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

63

"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate but it is fear."

"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate but it is fear."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Courage, Enemy, Fear, Hate

63

"Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free."

"Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Courage, Fearlessness, Joy, Freedom

62

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

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

Jeremy Collier, English Clergyman

Courage, Mind, Result

61

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

61

"We can never flee the misery that is within us."

"We can never flee the misery that is within us."

Arthur Golden, American Writer

Courage, Misery

61

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Evil, Martin Luther King

60

"Curiosity can bring guts out of hiding at times, maybe even get them going. But curiosity usually evaporates. Gust have to go for the long haul. Curiosity's like a fun friend you can't really trust. It turns you on and then it leaves you to make it on your own - with whatever guts you can muster."

"Curiosity can bring guts out of hiding at times, maybe even get them going. But curiosity usually evaporates. Gust have to go for the long haul. Curiosity's like a fun friend you can't really trust. It turns you on and then it leaves you to make it on your own - with whatever guts you can muster."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Courage, Curiosity, Persistence, Motivational

60

"How much truth does a spirit endure, how much truth does it dare?"

"How much truth does a spirit endure, how much truth does it dare?"

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Courage, Spirit, Truth, Endurance

60

"He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear."

"He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Courage, Fear, Power, Self

60

"If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else."

"If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else."

Reinhold Niebuhr, American Theologian

Courage, Danger

59

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