Famous Quotes & Sayings

Confucius

To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle

Cindy Sheehan

wrapping herself in the courage of her son Casey...

Jesse Jackson

These students are courageous and this is an experience they will never forget, ... They held on to hope and had the strength and determination to survive.

I've been invited before, but quite frankly, I didn't think I had the courage to come.

They are all great to me. If you had to pick one out, yeah, it's this one just because of the grade. But I don't know. The race at Belmont Park was pretty exciting. He really showed his courage and his talent that day.

Lawrence Dallaglio

They are a courageous side and they never stopped trying.

We just got Bateman back from injury. She ran a courageous race today to be that far up.

We feel vindicated. The judge made a courageous decision. It's a victory for property rights in Georgia.

George Simpson

These long-haired, mentally unstable, petty little sawdust Caesars only find courage like rats, by hunting in packs.

The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.

The fans showed their disapproval at half-time, which was right, but we showed great courage in the second half to come out and get a result.

Kathleen Turner

Fearlessness at twenty springs from not knowing challenges lie ahead. Fearlessness at fifty comes from having wrestled with life's challenges and learned from them.

Those two guys are our leaders, and they do more than just score and get rebounds and get steals. They give courage to the rest of the guys with the way they play.

Bob Hill

It was huge. He's got a lot of courage.

Gerald R. Ford

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.

Jessamyn West

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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

Herbie Hancock

Sometimes it was good and sometimes it wasn't, but I had to stand up for all of it or else I couldn't play any of it. I learned how to be courageous from that experience.

Taiwan needs a courageous but not reckless leader,

It's passing the buck, literally. There are no profiles in courage in the Senate on this.

David thought people would be disgusted by him, ... but he was stopped on the streets of New York by people who said 'You have such courage for trying to stop this practice.' The positive feedback made him feel so good. He just blossomed because of this.

(Dominic) showed a lot of courage and leadership. He kept our energy level up all night.

It is such an important message and such an important story. It is a message of courage and heroism in the face of just horrible circumstances.

Saddam Hussein

It was the most wonderful thing I've seen in my life. He was the most wonderful and courageous father,

John Conyers

It was so unbelievable that this woman -- this one woman -- had the courage to take a seat and refuse to get up and give it up to a white gentleman,

It's going to get hot and heavy. You're going to have to have courage.

Nigel Worthington

It's frustrating but Darren had the courage to take it,

Rafer Alston

It shows how much he cares, how much pride and courage he has. A lot of guys would say, 'I have a cracked rib,' and pack it in. He keeps going out there.

Michael Franti

Everybody's opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out.

That took the kind of courage and determination you want on the Supreme Court,

That took courage and strength, just for him to sit there. He told me everything I wanted to know.

Its themes are about family, about not giving up on your dreams, courage.

Giuseppe Mazzini

God holds with the strong.