If we are to survive we must have ideas vision and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner.

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity the courage to live by grace.

There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.

If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.

Courage enlarges cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Creativity takes courage.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger but in seeing it and conquering it.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility courage compassion and character.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us all that gives value to life we owe to it pity we owe to it courage we owe to it all the virtues.

Way down deep we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.

Determination energy and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

Leaders come in many forms with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence some in judgment some in courage.

Courage not compromise brings the smile of God's approval.

I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.

Take chances make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this.

Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain to live with it to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead.

I have the responsibility of over four million people and I am in a position to do good to be able to bring about a new life for my people and I will continue to move in that direction. It's a burden but it needs to be done and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.

The more wit the less courage.

I beg you take courage the brave soul can mend even disaster.

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius mental vigor and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.