Quotes by Courage From the very beginning, we bucked tradition. When the experts said that something was "always done" in a certain way, we'd do it our way, which was sometimes the very opposite. Paul Newman expertscourageopposites You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too. Paul Robeson fightingrightscourage The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable. Paul Tillich confidencecouragepositive The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt. Paul Tillich anxietydoubtcourage We need to wake up from a thought that lasts too long. Paul Valery couragelongneeds Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. Paulo Coelho encouraginginspirationcourage In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire clever... You can hire pragmatic, and you can buy and bring in policy wonks. But you cant buy courage and decency, you cant rent a strong moral sense. A president must bring those things with him. He needs to have, in that much maligned word, but a good one nonetheless, a vision of the future he wishes to create.. But a vision is worth little if a president doesn't have the character - the courage and heart - to see it through. Peggy Noonan strongcourageclever Part of courage is simple consistency. Peggy Noonan consistencysimplecourage Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make the 'how' an excuse for not facing and accepting the 'what.' Pearl S. Buck adversitycourageintegrity Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. Pericles words-of-wisdomfreedomcourage The real meaning of courage was the personal sacrifice of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. Pete Seeger realkingscourage ...in all the woods and forests, God did not create a single leaf the same as any other... People go against nature because they lack the courage to be different. Paulo Coelho courageinspirationalpeople To heal our wounds, we need courage to face them. Paulo Coelho paincourageinspirational There's always time. . .to own up to things you're ashamed of, to change them. There's always time to start. And I think the starting is the most important thing. It takes courage. It takes a lot more courage than any vain feat of arms, let me tell you. It takes a lifetime to become a fool, and only a moment to begin to become wise. Peter Danielson wisecouragethinking I am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear "I love you too" back. C'mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave Paulo Coelho couragemotivationallove The spirit of Dr. [Martin Luther] King and the thousands of people he worked with set the races on a different course in the United States... In that same spirit, we must have the courage - and teach our students the courage - to be bearers to the world of this transforming love, co-creators of a more deeply human world, collaborators with Christ in the building of God's Kingdom. Peter Hans Kolvenbach racekingscourage And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear. Paulo Coelho strengthcouragefear An awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely. Paulo Coelho awareness-of-deathawarenesscourage Playing the part of a charitable soul was only for those who were afraid of taking a stand in life. It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others and fight for your rights. It is always easier to hear an insult and not retaliate than have the courage to fight back against someone stronger than yourself; we can always say we're not hurt by the stones others throw at us, and it's only at night - when we're alone and our wife or our husband or our school friend is asleep - that we can silently grieve over our own cowardice. Paulo Coelho husbandhurtcourage My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage. Peter Paul Rubens sizetalentcourage«4849505152535455565758»
