There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different. Alfred P. Sloan on courage
If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it. Jeff Flake on courage
If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real courage, not just appeal to ideology. Treat the voters like adults. Brian Baird on courage
The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it. Dean Smith on courage
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. Eddie Marsan on courage
Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. Leon Blum on courage
Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage. Barbara Cook on courage
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities - because it is the quality which guarantees all others. Joseph Chamberlain on courage
A man of character in peace is a man of courage in war. Charles Wilson on courage
My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you. Jenna Jameson on courage
If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized. Romeo LeBlanc on courage
We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it. Barry Lopez on courage
It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. You're either courageous or not. You have to find a way. Ben Gazzara on courage
I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country - his daughters, and everyone's daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation, he defended her right to tell her story. Nancy Keenan on courage
People don't follow titles, they follow courage. William Wells Brown on courage
Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. William Slim on courage
Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed. Whitney M. Young on courage
Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things. James Robinson on courage
I emphasize... that the Harrimans showed great courage and loyalty and confidence in us, because three or four of us were really running the business, the day to day business. Prescott Bush on courage