Quotes about Courage

“Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight.”

“Faith in God... produces character; character will produce courage, courage to face the challenges of the day.”

“From caring comes courage.”

“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.”

“My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you.”

“Because with courage and conviction I believe we can deliver a more flexible, adaptable and open European Union in which the interests and ambitions of all its members can be met.”

“Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.”

“You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.”

“Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.”

“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.”

“Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die.”

“With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism.”

“Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.”

“I have too much respect for people to try to control them. But they are estranged from love, afraid to reach out and touch one another. We're afraid to appear sentimental or speak in platitudes because people will say, 'What a jerk!' It takes courage in our culture to be a lover.”

“Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.”

“Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.”

“It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.”

“To be a Bond girl you need courage, charm, determination and feistiness.”

“There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different.”

“The best protection any woman can have... is courage.”

“I spend time reminding myself of all the many blessings in my life. It's not hard for me to re-focus positively. I also acknowledge the difficult times in my life and how, with courage, I have moved through them.”