Courage Quotes - Page 60

Life is short and you die at the end of it. But everyone wants to have a sense of purpose for their life no matter how long or short that life is. There is no greater purpose than to have the courage to be a member of one's country's military and thus to stand in the gap to defend that country's way of life. Particularly in the USA God is with each soldier, sailor, air[wo]man, and all Americans should be respectful and humbled by the fact that fellow Americans are willing to stand in the gap for us, those they leave behind, in times of war and cold war.

One must be careful not to allow himself fall into the trap of hero worship; we are to take counsel from men, emulate their courage, and godliness, but we are not allowed to worship them. Heroes are men, and men make mistakes.

He supposed he was one of those unfortunates born with a great capacity for suffering.... He opened his eyes a moment and they were dark with fear, for only one race was run as yet and there might be many others.... Then his newborn courage came back to him and he accepted his suffering as the price he must pay for the gift of creation that was his. And suffering, he had discovered, could be the gateway to renewal, than which no more glorious experience can be man's on earth.

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.

He says that it’s okay to be fearful. That some of God’s strongest warriors were frightened. The difference between a believer and the rest of the world is that we press on. We can be shaking in our boots, but we don’t turn back.

Of his first enemy encounter, Gen. Grant said that after his initial fear, "My heart resumed its place." Grant said he suddenly realized his potential enemy he had been "as much afraid of me as I had been of him.

I think how hope may be the thing that pulls you forward, may be the thing that keeps you going, but that it's dangerous, too, that it's painful and risky, that it's making a dare into the world and when has the world ever let us win a dare?

Life is mostly froth and bubble,Two things stand like stone.Kindness in another's trouble,Courage in your own.

Should I after tea and cakes and ices have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?

There are at least two kinds of cowards. One kind always lives with himself afraid to face the world. The other kind lives with the world afraid to face himself.

I hope you know that you've given me the courage to change. I hope you know that who you are is who you choose to be, and that whispers behind your back don't define you. You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.

We run away all the time to avoid coming face to face with ourselves.

I know, not everyone will like what I write, but writing is not about trying to please everybody.

Great people will always be mocked by those who feel smaller than them. Yet a lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena. A gorilla does not budge from a banana thrown at it by a monkey. A nightingale does not stop singing its beautiful song at the intrusion of an annoying woodpecker. Whenever you should question your self-worth, always remember the lotus flower. Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty. Do not allow any negativity or ugliness in your surroundings destroy your confidence or affect your growth. Always be confident and courageous with your truths and the directions set out by your heart. It is very normal for one ugly weed to not want to stand alone.

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.

I think you're wrong.""Well I think you're naive," Hayley snapped."Maybe," Marley conceded, starting to walk away. "But I'd rather be that than a bully like you.

When we have the courage to claim space for ourselves. When we risk creativity. When we relish our sensuality. When we honor our lives and their experiences as valuable. When we create from a female body, expressing ourselves in a woman’s voice, using a woman’s language. We begin to bloom.

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it.

it takes hope and courage to keep fighting even after the world has given up.

Face your fears or they will climb over your back.

I'm not afraid of too many things and I got that invincible kind of attitude from my father.

I am not powerless.

Don’t ever stop believing in your own personal transformation. It is still happening even on the days you may not realize it or feel like it.

Only in christanity that people that fall remain on the ground. When boxers are knocked down they refuse to remain on the ground or to accept a knock out. Even when they are bleeding with swollen faces, they still get up to fight but in Christianity even a push, not even a blow, Boxers gets up, wrestlers jumps up, Christians lie down.Do you know why? They do not fight a good fight, they expect to lose before they enter the ring. Every good fighter is an enduring person, they do excercise and training, they learn the act of endurance. You can't be a good Christian without an amour which is the word of God.

It is courage courage courage that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity!

Don't retire, rewire and refire

Life is game. Never fear to play the game.

Disbelief is easy, Kane. It’s faith that takes courage, and character.

Don’t try, be happy.

Know that you are enough, so that if a person tries to make you feel beneath them, you'll have the courage to walk away.

It is better to apologise later than to ask for permission now. It is called self leadership

To become successful you have to dream big. Small dreams don’t have the magic to stir up passion and greatness within you.

Be bold in mind, in spirit and in faith.

The most painful moment in my life also became the moment I showed the most strength and courage.

To be brave one short instant is no easy matter it is easier to die for a cause than to live for it.

All good things are borne from evil, just like good people. It’s very rare that someone does things purely out of the goodness of their heart. Most need something to fight against, something to drive them forward in order to create a light in what will always be a very dark world.

Keep trying, your success is certain.

Bravado may stir the crowd, but courage needs no audience.

Gather the courage to encourage yourself. Your self-motivation will energize you to dream of bigger ambitions to accomplish in life!

I am not angry or sad or happy to see you. I could not give a shit. You don't even ripple.

If you dare, you will find strength to fulfil the dream.

There is no magic herb that makes a brave man. Courage is knowing that what you do is necessary. Don't doubt yourself, Shadow. There is more valor in your heart than you realize.

Life is not about living the safer option. Life is about living a life worth living.

Grow or Die - Don’t let your fear of uncertainty keep you from achieving your dreams, it is far riskier to stagnate.

How can the face that welcomed me into the world be the face I'll soon forget? How can the body I came through be the body I don't really know?

Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.

Fear can only be mastered outside of your comfort zone.

We have to endure the discordance between imagination and fact. It is better to say, “I am suffering,” than to say, “This landscape is ugly.

The bravest are the tenderest. The loving are the daring.

You can't be a rebel without the scars that come with it. Truth is, some days scars are just as ugly as they are beautiful.

It isn't for the moment you are stuck that you need courage but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security.

If you can find just one place of pleasure within, than you can find the courage to persist.

The ugliest thing in the world is a beautiful woman without the brains or courage to know that [beauty] is nothing more than an accident.

I dare play the game of life.

To know there is a better story for your life and to choose something other is like choosing to die.

The only unreachable dream is the one you don’t reach for.

Love is like life with or without justice, with or without fairness.

God gives us always strength enough and sense enough for everything He wants us to do.

To the extent a man can control chaos, he should put his testicles on the line and do so, but when a man can't, he should just step aside, or someone in the lineup behind him is gonna bite his ass.