Courage Quotes - Page 26

It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

If you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.

Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim .

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

I'm continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions.

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission.

God can change our circumstances, but sometimes He waits for us to show real desire for change as well as our faith in Him.

You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.

I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from.

Treason seldom dwells with courage.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

Suffering is seldom an item on our list of requests to the Lord. But when it crosses our path and we are able by his grace to keep on walking, our lives become messages of hope to the world and to the church.

How do you know if someone needs encouragement? If they are breathing!

Whether joy or sorrow, pain or pleasure; whatsoever may befall thee, accept it serenely with an unvanquished heart.

[Parental] authority must be tempered...with loving kindness and patient encouragement. To temper authority with kindness is to triumph in the struggle which belongs to your duty as parents...All those who would advantageously rule over others, must as an essential element, first dominate themselves, their passions, their impressions.

Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.

To fly we have to have resistance.

On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.

Fortune befriends the bold.