Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.

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.

I have nowhere claimed nor even implied that unbelief is a guarantee of good conduct or even an indicator of it.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

You have to be tough and have a lot of faith.

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

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

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.

Character is power.

See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!

Courage is grace under pressure.

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

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

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.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I’d still swim. And I’d despise the one who gave up.

I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed.

There are a lot of ‚chicken Christians.‘ Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

It’s in the difficult times that we’re growing and you can’t just rebuke everything hard. We’ve got to endure it and fight the good fight of faith and pass the test.

I sometimes wish I were suffering in a good cause, or risking my life for the good of others, instead of just being a gravely endangered patient.

There are people in the world who have skills and strength and talent that I will never have. Never. These notions that you can ‚be whatever you want to be as long as you want it bad enough‘ are not true. They are fairy tales.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.

I’m not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

I was a fighting machine with a will of iron.

It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.

Bayern want a decade of success like Barca. That’s OK if you have the money because it increases the possibility of success. But it’s not guaranteed.

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that ‚a quiet conscience makes one strong!‘

Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

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.