The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt. Paul Tillich on courage
Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting the task go until it's been done. John Keegan on courage
America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech. Rick Perry on courage
If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment. Frances Wright on courage
I think there's a difference between ditzy and dumb. Dumb is just not knowing. Ditzy is having the courage to ask! Jessica Simpson on courage
Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage. Laura Schlessinger on courage
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. Ralph W. Sockman on courage
So the brother in black offers to these United States the source of courage that endures, and laughter. Zora Neale Hurston on courage
It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle. Rollo May on courage
The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable. Terri Clark on courage
There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing. David Letterman on courage
Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. Louis D. Brandeis on courage
And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working. Rick Perry on courage
I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double. Catherine Deneuve on courage
What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures. Scott Walker on courage
Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act. Andre Malraux on courage
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. Clare Boothe Luce on courage
Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined. Leo Rosten on courage
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. Thomas Hardy on courage
War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it. Benito Mussolini on courage