Maya Angelou Quotes about Courage

Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.'

Having courage does not mean that we are unafraid. Having courage and showing courage mean we face our fears. We are able to say, 'I have fallen, but I will get up.'

Maya Angelou

Encouraging, Courage, Fear

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.

Maya Angelou

Encouraging, Courage, Bravery

Twitter post from Feb 03, 2016

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational, Life, Courage

FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Feb 24, 2013

Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational, Courage, Powerful

I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.

Maya Angelou

Inspiring, Courage, Believe

You have to have courage to love somebody. Because you risk everything. Everything.

Maya Angelou

Love, Courage, Loving Someone

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

Maya Angelou

Strong Women, Veterans Day, Courage

"Celebrating Our She-roes" by Jill S. Tietjen, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2014.

Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.

Maya Angelou

Courage, Practice, Bravery

USA Today, March 5, 1988.

We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.

Maya Angelou

Life, Courage, Loneliness

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

Maya Angelou

Inspiring, Courage, Thoughtful

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

Maya Angelou

Courage, Thinking, Generosity

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.

Maya Angelou

Motivational, Running, Courage

"Pray It Forward: Daily Meditations" by Rowena Holloway, iUniverse, (p. 34), August 1, 2007.

You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Maya Angelou

Courage, Practice, Aries

"Diversity : Leaders Not Labels" by Stedman Graham, (p. 224), 2006.

Without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently.

Maya Angelou

Courage, Practice, Remember You

"Diversity : Leaders Not Labels" by Stedman Graham, (p. 224), 2006.

I can see in the acorn the oak tree. I see the growth, the rebuilding, the restoring. I see that is the American psyche. There is so much we can draw understanding from. One of the lessons is the development of courage. Because without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently.

Maya Angelou

Courage, Practice, Tree

Maya Angelou Quotes about Courage

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