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Courage Quotes


"Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things."


"Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love."


"Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping it's life away. To hell with that," he said, "shake the tree and knock the great sloth down on his ass."


"The very ones whose social pressure cause you to compromise will despise you for it. They probably respect your convictions,and many of them wish they had the moral stamina to stand alone.May the Lord give you added courage to be a witness for Him,even in a hard place."


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


"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."


"Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him."


"Don't be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day."


"Never speak of defeat before battle."


"Your ultimate goal should be partners with your ultimate fear."


"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."


"True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher."


"Trust your brain to suggest a solution, then have the courage to follow through."


"An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion."


"The Warrior looks at the column of Fear, where he reads: "you are about to enter an unknown and dangerous world where all that you have learned up to now will be of no use whatsoever.The Warrior of Light looks at the column of Desire, where he reads: "you are about to leave a known world where all the things you always wanted and all that you have fought so hard for are kept.The Warrior smiles, because nothing can frighten him and nothing can hold him. With the confidence of those who know what they want, he opens the door."


"Wait, what? Mara roughed up some guys? For a moment Harrison wondered if this had something to do with a woman at her shelter. Maybe she'd been at that pawn shop to try and talk to an ex or something. But that didn't make sense. Mara would have told him about that. "That's a mild way of putting it. She also took a bunch of pistols."


"In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic."



"We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts."


"Gavriel's son was bellowing Whitethorn's name. A gods-damned victory cry. Over and over, the men taking up the call. Then Fenrys's voice lifted. And Gavriel's. And that red-haired queen. The Havilliard king.On into battle, on into bloodshed, they called the prince's name."


"Fear is not respect. It is but a conniving, little weasel next to that mighty lion. They are a far, far cry from the same animal."



"I strike spurs into my horse. Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!"


"Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage."


"Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall."


"Haven't you learned anything, not even with the approach of death? Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem."


"No one is fearless. The difference between achievers and everyone else is that they take action despite their fears."


"Aim high to achieve excellence. Be determined to succeed. Use self-discipline to achieve golden excellence."


"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween."


"I will be brave, thought Coraline. No, I am brave."


"I don't regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears."


"First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."
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