Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

I’m not really concerned with portraying this tough warrior – I mean, that’s part of my job and I take that very seriously. But I don’t have anything to hide, and I’m not concerned with what people think.

I think Clinton, after getting into office and into Washington, was shocked at being bludgeoned. So he spent time trying to be all things to all people – one way guaranteed not to be successful or respected in a lion’s den. You can’t just play around with all those big cats – you’ve got to take somebody on.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

We all have our imperfections. But I’m human, and you know, it’s important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

I’m not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

I think any life can be interesting, any surroundings can be interesting. I don’t think I could have been so brave if I had been living in a town, competing with people on what can be called a generally higher cultural level.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

Freedom lies in being bold.

He who is brave is free.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

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.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

One man with courage is a majority.

Some people will have to be afraid. Those who plunder the nation, deliver injustice, will have to feel scared of me. And I am not afraid of admitting this. Government cannot be so lenient that it forgives them.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that’s where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

Truth cannot be brought down; rather, the individual must make the effort to ascend to it. You cannot bring the mountaintop to the valley. If you would attain to the mountaintop, you must pass through the valley, climb the steeps, unafraid of the dangerous precipices.

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

A lot of people ask me, ‚How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12 or 13 and jump right into the music industry?‘ It’s because I knew I could never feel the kind of rejection that I felt in middle school. Because in the music industry, if they’re gonna say no to you, at least they’re gonna be polite about it.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame’s is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation’s promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot of times we’ll fail, and sometimes we’ll pull it off. But good marriages are when you can go home and know that your vulnerability will be honored as courage, and that you’ll find support.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Don’t be afraid to see what you see.

Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

A hundred struggle and drown in the breakers. One discovers the new world. But rather, ten times rather, die in the surf, heralding the way to that new world, than stand idly on the shore.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

We’re going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine.

When trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don’t just sit around thinking about it or talking about it – they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.

Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.