Courage Quotes - Page 5

Man is the only animal that must be encouraged to live.

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.

Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied.

There is a quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence in the meaning and significance of life. Such courage is an underground river, flowing far beneath the shifting events of one's experience, keeping alive a thousand little springs of action.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Optimism is an essential ingredient of innovation. How else can the individual welcome change over security, adventure over staying in safe places?

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

To sit back and do nothing is to cooperate with the oppressor.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

My life is simple, my food is plain, and my quarters are uncluttered. In all things, I have sought clarity. I face the troubles and problems of life and death willingly. Virtue, integrity and courage are my priorities. I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed but never shamed.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.

Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.