Courage Quotes - Page 33

What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?

Any danger spot is tenable if men, brave men, will make it so.

Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed.

The true democracy, living and growing and inspiring, puts its faith in the people - faith that the people will not simply elect men who will represent their views ably and faithfully, but will also elect men who will exercise their conscientious judgment - faith that the people will not condemn those whose devotion to principle leads them to unpopular courses, but will reward courage, respect honor, and ultimately recognize right.

I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, "We are Americans and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration!"

How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.

Only a true weakling is capable of true courage.

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?

The journey to wholeness requires that you look honestly, openly, and with courage into yourself, into the dynamics that lie behind what you feel, what you perceive, what you value, and how you act. It is a journey through your defenses and beyond, so that you can experience consciously the nature of your personality, face what it has produced in your life, and choose to change that. Words lead to deeds. They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness.

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.

You have to be bold because there will be folks who will say, "You can't" or "You shouldn't" or "Why?" There is a certain boldness to saying, "Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting."

Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.

When you struggle, you're going to be a little discouraged. But I never felt like I was overmatched.

The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.

We can have courage or we can have comfort, but we cannot have both.

A meritocracy is a system in which the people who are the luckiest in their health and genetic endowment; luckiest in terms of family support, encouragement and, probably, income; luckiest in their educational and career opportunities; and luckiest in so many other ways difficult to enumerate - these are the folks who reap the largest rewards.

Better to dare mighty things and fail than to live in a grey twilight where there is neither victory nor defeat.

Encourage me, and I will not forget you.

TODAY can be a healthy unusual day for you-and for others-if you take time to give someone a smile . . . to express a word of kindness . . . to lend a helping hand to someone in need . . . ..to write a note of gratitude . . . to give a word of encouragement to someone who is temporarily overcome with problems . . . to share a portion of your material possessions with others.

A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.