Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

When I was a young man, Dirac was my hero. He made a breakthrough, a new method of doing physics. He had the courage to simply guess at the form of an equation, the equation we now call the Dirac equation, and to try to interpret it afterwards.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.

It’s a real strength for me that I’ve never minded the training process. It’s something I enjoy. I really like being in the gym or, certainly, on the field.

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.

Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Returning to your family and where you came from, and your history… this is what makes you strong. It’s not looking out that’s going to do that – it’s looking in.

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

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

‚Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.

Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

I would storm the gates of Hell if Third Marine Air Wing was overhead.

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 who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

I’m not afraid to look like an idiot.

Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.

Unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I’ll be able to do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. I’m crepuscular.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‚Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

The great epochs of our life are the occasions when we gain the courage to rebaptize our evil qualities as our best qualities.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Political courage is not political suicide.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

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

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.

In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of ‚Who do you think you are?‘

Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.

A good indignation brings out all one’s powers.

A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

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

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.

Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

I can’t say this enough – the food that you put into your bodies can actually help you get better grades. And it can also affect your performance in sports and other activities too. You see, when you give your body the best possible fuel, you have more energy, you’re stronger, you think more quickly.

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.

I pass my life in preventing the storm from blowing down the tent, and I drive in the pegs as fast as they are pulled up.

A wounded deer leaps the highest.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we’re going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course, you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place, you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

I’d rather give my life than be afraid to give it.