Courage Quotes

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

~ Winston S. Churchill

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

~ Lao Tzu

Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.

~ Maya Angelou

Yet each man kills the thing he lovesBy each let this be heardSome do it with a bitter lookSome with a flattering wordThe coward does it with a kissThe brave man with a sword

~ Oscar Wilde

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

~ Brené Brown

If I am to be fallen into love, I will. And if as a result I will appear to be stupid, disillusioned, and of poor judgment, I will. And I would be damned if I cared what other people think. For I would rather be thought of as all of these things, than not love. If in loving, I become the naked woman on the horse, I will ride that horse with my head held high. This is my spirit. I am unbreakable.

~ C. Joybell C.

You can build walls all the way to the sky and I will find a way to fly above them. You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist. And there are many of us out there, more than you think. People who refuse to stop believing. People who refuse to come to earth. People who love in a world without walls, people who love into hate, into refusal, against hope, and without fear.I love you. Remember. They cannot take it.

~ Lauren Oliver

...Who could refrain, That had a heart to love, and in that heart Courage to make love known?

~ William Shakespeare

We, unaccustomed to courageexiles from delightlive coiled in shells of lonelinessuntil love leaves its high holy templeand comes into our sightto liberate us into life.Love arrivesand in its train come ecstasiesold memories of pleasureancient histories of pain.Yet if we are bold,love strikes away the chains of fearfrom our souls.We are weaned from our timidityIn the flush of love's lightwe dare be braveAnd suddenly we seethat love costs all we areand will ever be.Yet it is only lovewhich sets us free.

~ Maya Angelou

Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he'd taken her within himself, letting her rest her entire body for a moment on his backbone, her mind in his mind, her heart in the fire of his.The fire of Brigan's heart was astounding. Fire understood, and almost could not believe, that the feeling he was sending her was love.

~ Kristin Cashore

Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.

~ Brené Brown

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.

~ Madeleine L'engle

I'd run my whole life long to reach you, paddle my way across Atlantic and Pacific, traverse Jungle and Desert to find you, climb cliffs and drop from the sky to rescue you. Anything to be close to you. Any way to say I love you.

~ Heather Kris Thomas

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

~ Anaïs Nin

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

~ Paulo Coelho

I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....

~ Erica Jong

You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone, change begins at the end of your comfort zone.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.

~ Roy T. Bennett

No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.

~ Veronica Roth

It’s your life, you don’t need someone’s permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Do Not Lie to Yourself We have to be honest about what we want and take risks rather than lie to ourselves and make excuses to stay in our comfort zone.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.

~ Roy T. Bennett

A man with outward courage dares to die, a man with inner courage dares to live.

~ Lao Tzu

The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Be Brave and Take Risks: You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of.

~ Roy T. Bennett

It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness.

~ Roy T. Bennett

Hardships make or break people.

~ Margaret Mitchell

Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it...

~ Wilferd Peterson

If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.

~ Roopleen

May Light always surround you;Hope kindle and rebound you.May your Hurts turn to Healing;Your Heart embrace Feeling.May Wounds become Wisdom;Every Kindness a Prism.May Laughter infect you;Your Passion resurrect you.May Goodness inspire your Deepest Desires.Through all that you Reach For, May your arms Never Tire.

~ D. Simone

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

~ Mary Tyler Moore

If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is…an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but YOU for your happiness…you will realize that a little loneliness goes a LONG way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful YOU.

~ Mandy Hale

When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?

~ Anthony Doerr

In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid! And what if you do get a second chance? You take it!

~ C. Joybell C.

I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more fully, enjoy more, experience more. I want to develop even more original and more unconventional traits

~ Anaïs Nin

Your Life Is Happening Right Now: Don't let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now.

~ Roy T. Bennett

To know a species, look at its fears. To know yourself, look at your fears. Fear in itself is not important, but fear stands there and points you in the direction of things that are important. Don't be afraid of your fears, they're not there to scare you; they're there to let you know that something is worth it.

~ C. Joybell C.