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Courage Quotes


"Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought."


"A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful."


"The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions."


"I found something! Courage--just that, courage as a rule of life and something to cling to always."


"Let your life be a reflection of your bravery not of your fear. Someone who does not take risks and leave their comfort zone will remain stagnant. They will never change, never move, never leave the place they are right now. Be brave in the face of your fears."


"The things you are afraid of, are the things you will always confront."


"Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome."


"One needs confidence in the morning and courage at night."


"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."


"A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it."


"My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it."


"And she answered: 'All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more. But I am of the House of Eorl and not a serving-woman. I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death.''What do you fear, lady?' he asked.'A cage,' she said."


"My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid."


"One day employers will need to incentivize employees to actually work in an office. The office, in many ways, is obsolete. The office is more and more becoming a place for wasteful meetings and the work is actually being done at home. A Results-Only-Work-Environment (ROWE) is the path of future location-independent businesses."


"No church is perfect, but don't let that discourage you. Someone has said that if you ever find one that is, it will stop being perfect the minute you join!"


"Don't be intimidated by other people's opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do."


"Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter."


"Never let your fear of the unknown and things being too difficult make your choices for you in life. One of the saddest lessons in life is finding out that your fear made the situation worse than what it was and a braver person stole the dream you gave up on."


".. when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I'm going to live - or at least try to live - the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humour, with composure."


"You'll feel afraid at times. You'll feel weak at times. But remember, fear and weakness are not your enemies. They are forms of evolutionary wisdom in the face of danger. Take some time to assess the situation and shake the weakness and fear off your limbic system."


"Defeat the demons of self-doubt and self-loathing by being your own hero/heroine of self-compassion."


"Courage to continue comes from deeper sources than outward results."


"It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid."


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


"He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of one's nastiness does not make one nice."


"The higher man is distinguished from the lower by his fearlessness and his readiness to challenge misfortune."


"None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as a being of acute intellect, political cunning, and the fiercest courage. These universal and instinctive tendencies of the human mind reveal much."


"Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not."


"The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them."


"Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group."



"I'll know how to die with courage; that is easier than living."
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