September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage. Geraldine Brooks on courage
Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. Julia Cameron on courage
You must have love as the core it takes courage to be willing to constantly tell the truth to each other and risk letting the relationship go. Kenny Loggins on courage
Courage is a peculiar kind of fear. Charles Kennedy on courage
An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. Joseph Pulitzer on courage
Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. David Ben-Gurion on courage
It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean. Ray Comfort on courage
Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. Robert Dale Owen on courage
These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained. Major Taylor on courage
Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in a great age of opportunity. Richard L. Evans on courage
I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault. Branch Rickey on courage
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation. Alan Autry on courage
There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them. Tony Randall on courage
Therefore, don't let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself. Elias Hicks on courage
Once I had all the facts in, I found I didn't have the immoral courage to pull the caper. So I wrote it as a story. As a teenager, I didn't have any skills for writing as such, so it came out in 1500 words. Theodore Sturgeon on courage
Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no. Jose Carreras on courage
Part of courage is simple consistency. Peggy Noonan on courage
Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. James Lane Allen on courage
It has been my honor to support and work with President Barack Obama, a man who has brought courage and character to the presidency. President Obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing, even when it isn't the easy thing. Harry Reid on courage
We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy. Stokely Carmichael on courage