Courage
733 quotes: 11 by Keith Craft, 722 from other voices.
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- All happiness depends on courage and work.
- All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble.
- All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them.
- All sublime conquests are, more or less, the prizes of daring.
- Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
- Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.
- An Army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.
- And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
- And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
- Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.
- Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.E. F. SchumacherSourced
- Any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one.
- Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.
- Are you going to make mistakes? Of course. But it is not failure if you make the full effort.
- Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.
- Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.
- Ask for what you want. You usually won’t get it, and often the rejection will be painful. But when this works, it works surprisingly well.
- At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.
- Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
- Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.Brené BrownSourced
- Be brave, take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
- Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.
- Be courageous. Be independent. Only remember where the true courage and independence come from.
- Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.
- Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.
- Be dumb enough to try but smart enough to learn.
- Be like the promontory against which the waves continually break, but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
- Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
- Be strong enough to stand up again, even after haters make you drop to your knees.
- Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.
- Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.Marcus AureliusSourced
- Being brave doesn’t mean we have no fear - it means we refuse to be overcome by it.
- Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.
- Being brave isnt supposed to be easy, but its the key to moving forward.
- Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
- Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
- Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
- Blind conformity wears shackles of fear; originality grows wings of confidence.
- Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers.
- Brave people don't live forever, but cautious people don't live at all.