Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nancy Gibbs

Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

Because of a great love, one is courageous.

Steve Nash

I try to go with the flow, and I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. I feel courageous enough to go outside myself and try something new, like everything in life.

Shari Sebbens

I want to work as hard as I can. But I also want six kids! It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything.

Leila Aboulela

I grew up in a very westernised environment and went to a private American school. But my personality was shy and quiet, and I wanted to wear the hijab but didn't have the courage, as I knew my friends would talk me out of it.

Carly Fiorina

Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is acting in spite of fear.

Nick Tosches

As a young man, I felt a need to communicate with somebody or something, but it seemed in my own particular environment that that wasn't an option. On the other hand, I probably lacked the courage to do so, even if it was an option.

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.

Yuvraj Singh

There were times when chemo would eat my body, but I told myself that I have the strength and courage to win and come out stronger.

John Ciardi

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.

Barbara Kingsolver

Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.

Frank Lowy

So many times I wanted to go to Auschwitz, but I couldn't take up the courage to go there.

Estelle

You have to have courage to look back and be honest about your own drama.

Eddie Marsan

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

Mary Tyler Moore

I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.

We are not going to surrender. We are going to face our destiny with courage.

John Bunyan

My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.

Alan Cohen

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure in order to embrace the new & unknown.

Alan Cohen

There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.

Alberto Salazar

If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.

Albert Einstein

It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.

Albert Einstein

Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you.

Albert Einstein

It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of Courage-to move in the opposite direction.

Alfred North Whitehead

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it.

Alfred North Whitehead

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.

Albert Einstein

To put it boldly, it is the attempt at a posterior reconstruction of existence by the process of conceptualization.

Albert Einstein

I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.

Simone Signoret

Individual courage is the only interesting thing in life.

Robert Anthony

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

Oriana Fallaci

It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.

Sigourney Weaver

Being tall has a major impact in general. It takes some courage to be as big as you are - to live up to it and not be intimidated by the graceful tiny people.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it.