Quotes by Courage No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning. Barbara De Angelis love-yourselfcouragelife [To the House of Representatives before casting the only vote against allowing George W. Bush to use 'all necesary and appropriate force' in response to 9/11:] We must be careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target. We cannot repeat past mistakes. Barbara Lee couragemistakewar Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief...The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready. Barbara Sher ignorancerealcourage If wisdom in government eludes us, perhaps courage could substitute-the moral courage to terminate mistakes. Barbara Tuchman elude-uscouragemistake Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional. Physical pain is a fact that comes with living, just as illness or financial woes or broken relationships are facts. But misery is a state of mind, a reaction to the facts, that can be controlled or altered by an act of will. Barbara painbrokencourage Everybody's frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway? Barbra Streisand frightenedcouragefear Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality. Baron de Montesquieu moralitylawcourage Be bold - and mighty forces will come to your aid. Basil King live-lifecourageinspirational The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring. Bayard Taylor daringengagementcourage There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return. Bear Grylls journeycouragedark Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor; if they be one to us, to suffer them is valor too. Ben Jonson valorsufferingcourage One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. Ben Okri fathers-dayadversitycourage The forces of moderation and democracy must, and will, prevail against extremism and dictatorship. I will not be intimidated... Despite threats of death, I will not acquiesce to tyranny, but rather lead the fight against it. Benazir Bhutto democracyfightingcourage There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along, but that’s not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies. Benjamin Carson couragerunninglong You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life. Benjamin Disraeli politicalintelligentcourage How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them. Benjamin Franklin faultsenoughcourage Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. Benjamin Franklin couragefearinspirational As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. Benjamin Franklin silencecourageintegrity Without justice, courage is weak. Benjamin Franklin weakcouragejustice Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win. Bernadette Devlin encouragingcourageinspirational«23456789101112»
