Do not look for a miracle, because you will not find it. You will find only the eternal laws of nature. These laws are available to every person who has the faith and the courage to use them.
You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all.
It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.
Boldness be my friend.
Mark what a generosity and courage (a dog) will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God
It takes unbelievable spiritual courage, moral fortitude, to engage in militant nonviolence.
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.
Bravery is knowledge of the cowardice of the enemy.
My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, to live, to die—that takes courage enough in itself, and more than enough. We are all brave men and we are all afraid, and what the world calls a brave man, he too is brave and afraid like the all rest of us. Only he is brave for five minutes longer.
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours more than two to one, I sent my task force commanders this dispatch: ATTACK REPEAT ATTACK. They did attack, heroically, and when the battle was done, the enemy turned away. All problems, personal, national, or combat, become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble. Carry the battle to the enemy! Lay your ship alongside his!
Only love and courage will make this world a safer place. Hatred and fear will make it more dangerous.
Gather the shards of your courage. Patch together what resolve you can. We'll find this thing - and kill it.
Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.
Ah! Those strange people who have the courage to be unhappy! Are they unhappy, by the way?
Courage is finding the inner strength and bravery required when confronting danger, difficulty, or opposition. Courage is the energy current behind all great actions and the spark that ignites the initial baby steps of growth. It resides deep within each of us, ready to be accessed in those moments when you need to forge ahead or break through seemingly insurmountable barriers. It is the intangible force that propels you forward on your journey.
Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.
The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer.
Human dignity demands courage to defend oneself.
Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.