Courage Quotes - Page 32

A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.

You're going through college, and you're going to be faced with a lot of things. You're going to face adversity, the main thing is don't quit. For many people it's easy to quit, but don't. That's what separates the winners from the losers, what separates the all-stars from the also-rans.

It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage.

If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.

If a working class Englishman saw a bloke drive past in a Rolls-Royce, he'd say to himself "Come the social revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate". Whereas if his American counterpart saw a bloke drive past in a Cadillac he'd say "One day I'm going to own one of those". To my way of thinking the first attitude is wrong. The latter is right.

If we wait upon God, there is no danger. If we rush on, He must let us see the consequences of it.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.

Dialogue starts from the courageous willingness to know and be known by others. It is the painstaking and persistent effort to remove all obstacles that obscure our common humanity.

Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others.

Criticism is okay, encouragement is better!

If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you.

When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts. Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer.

Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

And I say let a man be of good cheer about his soul. When the soul has been arrayed in her own proper jewels - temperance and justice, and courage, and nobility and truth - she is ready to go on her journey when the hour comes.

You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.

One who has never known the turbulence of life, in whom the petals of the mysterious flower within have never opened; such a one may seem happy, may seem a saint, his single track mind may impress the multitude with its power - but he is ill equipped for life's true adventure into the infinite.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage

The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

Optimism is the foundation of courage.

You are damned and praised, or encouraged or discouraged by those who listen to you, and those who come to applaud you. And to me, those people are very important.

Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.