Courage Quotes - Page 17

Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.

Do to us what you will, and we will still love you. Bomb our homes and threaten our children, and as difficult as it is, we will still love you. But we assured that we'll wear you down by our capacity to suffer, and one day we will win our freedom. We will not only win freedom for ourselves, we will so appeal to your heart and conscience that we will win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory.

It takes great courage to break with one's past history and stand alone.

The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. The more he fears, the more that light shall pale.

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

I was relentless, even in the face of total lack of encouragement, because much more often than you'd think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.

Courage is one step ahead of fear.

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination ... and a little dough

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

We believe that 95% of your emotions are determined by the way you talk to yourself as you go throughout your day. The sad fact is that if you do not deliberately and consciously talk to yourself in a positive and constructive way, you will, by default, think about things that will make you unhappy or cause you worry and anxiety. Your mind is like a garden. If you do not deliberately plant flowers and tend carefully, weeds will grow without any encouragement at all.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.

Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.

To succeed, one must be creative and persistent.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.

In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

The valor that struggles is better than the weakness that endures.

You have to have courage to stand up to your critics.