Quotes by Courage It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts. Boris Yeltsin courageinspirationalthinking I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault. Branch Rickey couragewantchildren Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. Brené Brown couragerunninginspirational Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness. Brené Brown empathyparentingcourage Refuse to compromise what you know to be right for anyone or anything. Brian Tracy refusecompromisecourage The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good. Brian Tracy couragemotivationallife The key to success is for you to make a habit throughout your life of doing the things you fear. Brian Tracy confidencecourageinspirational Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis. Brian Tracy basesactingcourage Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or we grow weak, and at last some crisis shows us what we have become. Brooke Westcott leadershipcourageinspirational Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are. Bryant H. McGill literaturecouragepeople Sometimes the manager must perform with the courage and agility of a circus performer, carefully crossing the highwire between short-term problems and long-term objectives. Buck Rodgers agilitycouragelong Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. C. S. Lewis armybraverycourage Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means, at the point of highest reality. A chastity or honesty or mercy which yields to danger will be chaste or honest or merciful only on conditions. Pilate was merciful till it became risky. C. S. Lewis honestyhypocritecourage The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. Carl Lewis trialschallengescourage 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. Carl von Clausewitz lightcourageinspirational Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. Carl von Clausewitz strengthcourageinspirational Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity. Carl von Clausewitz militarycouragewar Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can't forget that. Carleton Young wallcouragewinning The old world is dying, but a new world is being born. It generates inspiration from the chaos that beats upon us all. The false grandeur and security, the unfulfilled promises and illusory power, the number of the dead and those about to die, will charge the forces of our courage and determination. The old world will die so that the new world will be born with less sacrifice and agony on the living. Carlos Bulosan determinationinspirationcourage The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity. Carlos Castaneda eyehumblecourage«4567891011121314»
