Quotes about Courage

“Stripped of its plot, the 'Iliad' is a scattering of names and biographies of ordinary soldiers: men who trip over their shields, lose their courage or miss their wives. In addition to these, there is a cast of anonymous people: the farmers, walkers, mothers, neighbours who inhabit its similes.”

“I see courage everywhere I go in Africa.”

“Curiosity, rationalization, and laziness are no match against courage, self-control, and mental toughness.”

“Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.”

“Parents do not have the courage to say no to certain things that their children demand. They are rather scared of their children.”

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

“I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.”

“I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights - if need be - with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable.”

“The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.”

“Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.”

“The first thing out of Fidel Castro's mouth to me, he looked me right in the eye and said, 'You're a man of great courage.'”

“When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.”

“Darwin gives courage to the rest of science that we shall end up understanding literally everything, springing from almost nothing - a thought extremely hard to comprehend and believe.”

“Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.”

“What makes America amazing is that there have always been men and women of courage who were willing to think more about the future of their children and grandchildren than they did about their own political careers.”

“If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.”

“We've become the party that wants to appease everyone and no one. And I think the only way that the Democrats become viable again is if we have people who have moral clarity and courage to say what they need to say and fight for what they need to fight for.”

“The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable.”

“To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.”

“My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.”

“Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot.”