Courage Quotes

Courage can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway.

~ Mignon Mclaughlin

the world was in the hands of those who had courage to dream and to realize their dreams

~ Paulo Coelho

They thought back on the tales that the soldier had told. They remembered Hazel, the gentle Bethlehem donkey, who used the last of her strength helping those who needed her. They remembered the donkey who stood on the mountain and accepted suffering so that others would not know pain. They remembered the donkey with a hundred names, the sturdy friend of Jack who proved that the most humble being can have the most courageous heart. They gazed at the soldier, who said, 'I fear that John will be sorry he gave the silver donkey to me. The silver donkey belongs to the trustworthy and the brave.

~ Sonya Hartnett

More and more obstacles seem to be other people's issues that form in the way of a hand to block one, to take notice of them? Sometimes noticing ahead of time, and taking the time to notice them, makes the hand part of an arm that embraces you. The obstacles become bridges for both to cross over, even if in opposite directions.

~ Tom Althouse

On one side of accountability is courage, on the other is freedom.

~ Jean Hamilton-Fford

Good philosophy is always hate speech to evil doers.

~ Stefan Molyneux

The only way I could conceive of waving a white flag, would be during the process of folding it, so to be used as a napkin later, at our victory dinner.

~ Tom Althouse

Thankfully existing only in SMALL pockets within our discipline, is “intellectual” snobbery. It’s a hushed but ugly truth that people are made to feel not worthy to be among a certain set – didn’t attend the right school or don’t have the requisite abbreviations to follow their name. I know what that feels like. Good thing I'm pigheaded, have a bigger vision and committed to my craft, or I would’ve succumbed to it long ago. That is why when I meet an emerging writer who’s serious about developing their craft, I try to encourage them as much as I can. I say IGNORE the highbrow cliques and prove your mettle by growing, accepting balanced feedback and most of all, creating work that will stand the test of time. Period.

~ Sandra Sealy

Forgiveness was work, Eduardo told victims' families--but so, then, was love, and deciding what was right, and defending it. Recusing yourself from judgment so you won't be tainted by the aggressor's sin is the same as turning away from empathy so you won't be touched by the victim's pain.

~ Jennifer Dubois

Resist the short term temptation of procrastination, the immediate pleasure and relief that it brings does not fair in comparison to the long lasting damage it does to your dreams and goals.

~ Noel Dejesus

The most important experiences of a man are those which take him to his or her limit.To learn beyond that, one needs to accumulate all the courage and expand his limits.Sex, pain and love are all extreme experiences. Dreaming big is another such extreme experience.

~ Manoj Arora

Walk on with the spirit of boldness; talk on with the glory of confidence. You have a mandated seal on your chest... When you go with a bold chest, the devil and his cohorts must give way!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

To the extent a man can control chaos, he should put his testicles on the line and do so, but when a man can't, he should just step aside, or someone in the lineup behind him is gonna bite his ass.

~ Allan Dare Pearce

Until we see the 'this- advantage' in the disadvantage we shall always be looking at the disadvantages in life. life does not present us with disadvantages, it gives us 'this- advantages' to take. It is only because of excuses and low courage that we regard 'this advantages' as disadvantages

~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Do not be afraid to color outside the lines. Take risks and do not be afraid to fail. Know that when the world knocks you down, the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead.Do not be afraid to be different or to stand up for what's right. Never quiet your voice to make someone else feel comfortable. No one remembers the person that fits in. It's the one who stands out that people will not be able to forget.

~ Nancy Arroyo Ruffin

She was enfolded in the great wings of Mrs. Whatsit and she felt comfort and strength pouring through her. Mrs. Whatsit was not speaking aloud, and yet through the wings Meg understood words.My child, do not despair. Do you think we would have brought you here if there was no hope? We are asking you to do a difficult thing, but we are confident that you can do it. Your father needs help, he needs courage, and for his children he may be able to do what he cannot do for himself.

~ Madeleine L'engle

The best thing parents can do for their children is allow them to be who they were born to be.

~ Nancy Arroyo Ruffin

Discovering what you want out of life is hard, having the courage to full fill it is even harder!

~ Stephanie Kingsmore

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

~ J Donald Walters

We all were courageous in the starting moments, few of us stayed courageous till the final moments and the world called them successful men.

~ Amit Kalantri

Dare to take chances. Dare to take the path less traveled.You may never know where the path may lead you.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

No one here to count your Qualities, but everyone is good enough to point out your Mistakes.

~ Shashank Rayal

Believe in yourself even when others doubt your capabilities.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

My brothers, we have a special and distinct role as Christian men, fathers, husbands, and leaders in the family, in the Church, and in society at large. If we don’t step up, we run the risk of seeing our families overrun and absorbed by the surrounding culture. This is not acceptable. Start with prayer. Be faithful, be consistent, have courage, show humility, and remember . . . we are made for a heavenly home and not this world.

~ Randy Hain

Courage. I need courage. Because this is surely the stupidest idea in the history of guys liking girls.

~ David Levithan

Leadership begins inside of you. Leadership is about you, the people you influence and a belief that you can make a difference and have an impact. Leadership starts with a condition of the heart – the desire and passion to make a difference before it moves to the brain to implement a plan to make a difference. It is an inside-out process and is shaped by your values, character, choices, opportunities, experiences and your worldview

~ Thomas Narofsky

Figuring out what you want out of life is hard. Having the courage to full fill it, is even harder.

~ Stephanie Kingsmore

We need leaders who can meet and adapt to new challenges, build strategic partnerships, build and sustain human capital organizations, and have the courage to act and react to the challenges

~ Thomas Narofsky

Figuring out what you want in life is hard, having the courage to full fill it is even harder!

~ Stephanie Kingsmore

Figuring out what you want in life is hard, having the courage to fulfill it is even harder!

~ Stephanie Kingsmore

We were meant to live courageous and bold lives and not lives of mediocrity. However, we have to live our lives actively and on purpose each day to be unstoppable.

~ Thomas Narofsky

feeling shy is simply replacing courage with the feeling and fear of how others will perceive or what they will say about us after and act. Courage dares regardless

~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Courage is one of the best ingredients of success.

~ K.c Seepane

Hope is that great spirit that grant us courage to stay determined.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Asked to explain how he became a war hero he (Kennedy) responded, It was involuntary. They think my boat.

~ Sally Bedell Smith

If you're thinking, 'Great! I just need to be a superhero to fight perfectionism,' I understand. Courage, compassion, and connection seem like big, lofty ideals. But in reality, they are daily practices that, when exercised enough, become these incredible gifts in our lives. And the good news is that our vulnerabilities are what force us to call upon these amazing tools. Because we're human and so beautifully imperfect, we get to practice using our tools on a daily basis. In this way, courage, compassion, and connection become gifts - the gifts of imperfection.

~ Brené Brown

Blue-Eyed One, never again shall you cover your shoulders. I declare your scars to be medals of gallantry great than any I could bestow, and it is my will that all the Black Land look upon them, and learn the nature of courage.

~ Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw

Some of us fought back with guns and assassinations. Others fought back with a little hot dog stand on the corner.

~ Brandon Sanderson

If you don’t want to get stuck where you don’t want to be, have the courage to do difficult things.

~ Marci G. Fox

Was that all it took to be brave? Knowing that someone believed in you?

~ Jodi Picoult