Courage Quotes

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

Sydney Smith

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

Aung San Suu Kyi

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Ginnifer Goodwin

He who has faith has... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.

B. C. Forbes

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Harry S. Truman

Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.

Zach Wamp

People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who's right here too.

Jim Valvano

I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

Loretta Young

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice.

Leon Blum

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Paul Tillich

There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.

Tony Randall

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

Saint Teresa of Avila

The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans.

Dianne Feinstein

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Thomas Szasz

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away.

Archilochus

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

Kevin Rudd

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.

Jim Davis

You can't test courage cautiously.

Annie Dillard

All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.

Erma Bombeck

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

Edward Albert