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Courage Quotes

"Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down."

"Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knockthem down."

Darnell Lamont Walker, American Writer

Courage, Strength, Test, Resilience, Determination

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"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning."

"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning."

George Eliot, British Author

Courage, War, Fear, Strength

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"Find out what you're afraid of and go live there."

"Find out what you're afraid of and go live there."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Courage, Fear, Growth, Living

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"If way to the Better there be it exacts a full look at the Worst."

"If way to the Better there be it exacts a full look at the Worst."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Courage, Truth, Adversity, Acceptance

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"I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work."

"I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Courage, Fear, Failure, Truth

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"Birds fly in the sky without the fear of fall. We too must have the Courage to take Risks and grow tall."

"Birds fly in the sky without the fear of fall. We too must have the Courage to take Risks and grow tall."

R.V.M., Indian Author

Courage, Risk, Fear, Growth

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"You can take my life, but you'll never break me. So bring me your worst...And I will definitely give you mine."

"You can take my life, but you'll never break me. So bring me your worst...And I will definitely give you mine."

Sherrilyn Kenyon, American Author

Courage, Strength, Resilience, Conflict, Life

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"Life is full of unanswerable questions including how to live and what to live for. It takes extreme courage to live honestly by a person's beliefs and never rest until a person achieves the type of life that he or she envisions."

"Life is full of unanswerable questions including how to live and what to live for. It takes extreme courage to live honestly by a person's beliefs and never rest until a person achieves the type of life that he or she envisions."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Courage, Life, Question, Belief

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"If you are confident, you have the courage for existence."

"If you are confident, you have the courage for existence."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Confidence, Existence, Life

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"The Challenge in Life is not to have the absence of Fear, but to have the Courage to overcome it."

"The Challenge in Life is not to have the absence of Fear, but to have the Courage to overcome it."

R.V.M., Indian Author

Courage, Fear, Overcoming, Strength

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"Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future."

"Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future."

Gerry Adams, Irish Politician

Courage, Decisions, Future, Now

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"[The Holy Spirit] will remain with every believer right to the end. This thought has encouraged me a thousand times in these dark days when satanic forces are at work."

"[The Holy Spirit] will remain with every believer right to the end. This thought has encouraged me a thousand times in these dark days when satanic forces are at work."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Courage, Spirit, Bravery, Holy

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"Freedom is a system based on courage."

"Freedom is a system based on courage."

Charles Peguy, French Philosopher

Courage, Freedom

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"That is why embittered people find heroes and madmen a perennial source of fascination, for they have no fear of life or death. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent to danger and will forge ahead regardless of what other people say."

"That is why embittered people find heroes and madmen a perennial source of fascination, for they have no fear of life or death. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent to danger and will forge ahead regardless of what other people say."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Courage, Fearlessness, Heroism, Madness, Life

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"Courage mounteth with occasion."

"Courage mounteth with occasion."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Courage, Power, Truth, Inspirational

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"If you smell fear - bite on it, it can't bite back."

"If you smell fear - bite on it, it can't bite back."

T. F. Hodge, American Motivational Speaker

Courage, Fear, Strength, Instinct

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"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Courage, Heroes, May

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"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."

"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Nothing, Result

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"It takes strength and courage to admit the truth."

"It takes strength and courage to admit the truth."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Courage, Truth, Power, Inspirational, Wisdom

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"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

Anais Nin, American Author

Courage, Time, Risk

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"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes."

"Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes."

Carl Sandburg, American Poet

Courage, Valor, Will

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"A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts."

"A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Bird, Fear, Tree Branch, Gifts

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"To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill."

"To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Death, Cowardice, Suicide, Trouble

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"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."

"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Courage, Man, Oceans, Sight

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"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Courage, Faith, First

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"You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks."

"You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Courage, Death, Fear, Enemy

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"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity."

"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Courage, Patience, Timidity

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"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."

"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

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"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."

"One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Courage, Conquer, Sea, Ocean, Preparedness

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"Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment."

"Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Courage, Love, Hope

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"Courage is a kind of salvation."

"Courage is a kind of salvation."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Salvation

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"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage."

"Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage."

John W. Gardner, American Educator

Courage, Strength, Eloquence, Judgment

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"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor."

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Quality, Honor, Mind

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"If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized."

"If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized."

Romeo LeBlanc, Canadian Politician

Courage, Encouraging

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"Only a coward carries a gun, a brave person never needs a gun."

"Only a coward carries a gun, a brave person never needs a gun."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Courage, Power, Peace, Strength

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"There is always danger for those who are afraid."

"There is always danger for those who are afraid."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Courage, Danger, Fear, Life

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"The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!"

"The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!"

Joyce Meyer, American Author

Courage, Adversity, Spirit, Strength

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"It takes a hell of a lot of courage to walk into your own story, but to be the hero of your own life you have to rescue yourself."

"It takes a hell of a lot of courage to walk into your own story, but to be the hero of your own life you have to rescue yourself."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Courage, Life, Power, Wisdom

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"Find the courage to live life."

"Find the courage to live life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Courage, Find, Life, Strength

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"My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man, no man can possibly have a greater reluctance to an intimacy with Sir William Howe than my Self."

"My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man, no man can possibly have a greater reluctance to an intimacy with Sir William Howe than my Self."

Henry Laurens, American Politician

Courage, Bravery, Effect, Intimacy, Man

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"Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage."

"Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage."

Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian Poet

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

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

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Courage, Fear, Action, Achievement

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"She was the bravest person I ever knew."

"She was the bravest person I ever knew."

Harper Lee, American Novelist

Courage, Bravery, Admiration, Inspirational

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"From caring comes courage."

"From caring comes courage."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Courage, Caring

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"One has to have the courage of one's pessimism."

"One has to have the courage of one's pessimism."

Ian Mcewan, British Author

Courage, Pessimism

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"God blesses you when you stand up for what you believe in despite opposition."

"God blesses you when you stand up for what you believe in despite opposition."

Jim George, American Author

Courage, Belief, Opposition, Faith

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"May we know fear, but may we always refuse to court cowardice."

"May we know fear, but may we always refuse to court cowardice."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Courage, Fear, Life, Power

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"Knowing that God is backing up our words and actions makes us strong, firm and courageous in any trial or persecution."

"Knowing that God is backing up our words and actions makes us strong, firm and courageous in any trial or persecution."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Courage, Strength, God, Persecution

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"Laughing in the face of danger doesn't negate the fear, it simply enables you to smile at it."

"Laughing in the face of danger doesn't negate the fear, it simply enables you to smile at it."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Courage, Fear, Happiness, Truth, Life

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