Courage Quotes - Page 50

It does not take courage to kill. It takes courage to live.

He penned a letter to the Company in London, a letter whose unfailing spirit would become legendary among the sailors of the East India Company. 'I cannot tell where you should looke for me.' he wrote, 'because I live at the devotion of the winds and seas.' (Written by/about Captain James Lancaster, on the ship Red Dragon, during a terrible storm, 1603)

Faith removes fear from your mind by adding courage to your heart.

It is your life, enthusiastically accept the challenge.

Ask me, "Why would you travel on the difficult path?". Because , I trust God to walk me through the unknown journey.

Whatever you do needs a true you.

Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear.

Have a dream in your head and a fire in your heart.

To succeed in life you need five things – a burning desire, a willingness to do whatever it takes, wisdom, incredible effort, and a commitment to never ending improvement.

Discipline is more about self-control through your inner strength and less about restriction.

It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.

There's no alternative to being yourself. Accept it, honour it, value it - and get on with it.

Courage is the counterpoint of fear. Courage appears when in war or business, one is indeed scared.

Our long wanderings have made a man out of him, too. They have not only strengthened his frame and hardened his constitution, but they have given stability to his character. He is thoughtful and prudent, and his advice will always be valuable, while of his courage I have no doubt.

Everything you want is hidden in faith.

What is always needed in the appreciation of art, or life, is the larger perspective. Connections made, or at least attempted, where none existed before, the straining to encompass in one's glance at the varied world the common thread, the unifying theme through immense diversity, a fearlessness of growth, of search, of looking, that enlarges the private and the public world. And yet, in our particular society, it is the narrowed and narrowing view of life that often wins

Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure if they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.

The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers.

If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.

There’s an interesting story about Abraham Lincoln. During the American Civil War he signed an order transferring certain regiments, but Secretary of War Edwin Stanton refused to execute it, calling the president a fool. When Lincoln heard he replied, ‘If Stanton said I’m a fool then I must be, for he’s nearly always right, and he says what he thinks. I’ll step over and see for myself.’ He did, and when Stanton convinced him the order was in error, Lincoln quietly withdrew it. Part of Lincoln’s greatness lay in his ability to rise above pettiness, ego, and sensitivity to other people’s opinions. He wasn’t easily offended. He welcomed criticism, and in doing so demonstrated one of the strengths of a truly great person: humility. So, have you been criticised? Make it a time to learn, not lose.

The coward despairs.

If you don't have the confidence to ask, you will never have the confidence to convince.

You cannot weave truth on a loom of lies.

Dare to be strong and courageous. That is the road. Venture anything. Be brave enough to dare to be loved.

For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.

Be obdurately determined to bring your courage to the world.

Change can only stop, if THINKING stops.

I believe...that to be very poor and very beautiful is most probably a moral failure more than an artistic success. Shakespeare would have done well in any generation because he would have refused to die in a corner; he would have taken the false gods and made them over; he would have taken the current formulae and forced them into something lesser men thought them incapable of. Alive today he would undoubtedly have written and directed motion pictures, plays, and God knows what. Instead of saying, "This medium is not good," he would have used it and made it good. If some people called some his work cheap (which some of it was), he wouldn't have cared a rap, because he would know that without some vulgarity there is no complete man. He would have hated refinement, as such, because it is always a withdrawal, and he was too tough to shrink from anything.

Stop explaining to others, people will only understand from their level of discernment.

I am not perfect and I don't pretend to be. My brand is about dealing with life after it happens and not sugar coating the fact that I'm a human who makes mistakes.

When you are walking on water it is fear, not sharks, that sinks you.

Life is a fairytale of courage, fear, failure, persistence and triumph.

True leadership can only be achieved when one looks within oneself and commits to authenticity. It gives us the courage to stand at the front and influence others to willingly follow; it gives us the courage to learn, inspire, demand the best and shape the future.

Peace made him bold; his life was in God's hands, and there it would always stay. 'The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

Everybody's got their opinion on who they think you are or how strong or how weak you are, but at the end of the day all that matters is who you know you are, don't ever forget that.

Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.]

I shall be in Paris in two days. Well, all is finished. The waves ofhuman mediocrity rise to the sky and they will engulf the refuge whosedams I open. Ah! courage leaves me, my heart breaks! O Lord, pity theChristian who doubts, the sceptic who would believe, the convict oflife embarking alone in the night, under a sky no longer illumined bythe consoling beacons of ancient faith.

[P]eople with self-respect have the courage of their mistakes. They know the price of things.

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Greater love hath no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friends

Cowgirl Courage isn't the lack of fear, but the courage to take action in the face of fear.

I curtsied. 'Thank you, Mr. Stansbury. And I apologize for my lack of grace.'He bowed. 'Never apologize for being courageous, Miss Withersby.

You have mastered the art of discipline when you are able to act according to what you ultimately desire rather than how you feel in the present moment.

Life can only be live with great courage.

If you meet the darkest moment of life, strive valiantly through it with courage and never retreat, for you shall surely meet light afterwards. If you meet the muddy stream of life, swim across it with tenacity to the very end for there is a clearer stream that shall wash your dirt away afterwards. If all people reject you in the mid of the arduous race of life, dare to smile and move on for there are people who await you to embrace you in the end

Humility is the courage to be honest with yourself and those around you.

what once cause catastrophe in my life has now become the catalyst for my direction.

Never waste your energy to dwell on the past failures and mistakes.May you find renewed energy, courage and hope to pursue new adventures.

Being focused in life is not only knowing what you want, but also how and why.

Sometimes you have to walk through the fire, in order to reach your calling.

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Fear not the unknown. It is a sea of possibilities.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. –Aristotle

Growth requires courage, strength and the willingness to go beyond fear.

Courage is to walk hand in hand with the fear!

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

Courage comes with action. The minute you step forward, the minute you declare your decision, the minute you say, "This is how it's going to go," courage comes. It floods through you and energizes every single fiber of your being. You don't have to wait for it. It'll be there.