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" Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another. "

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" But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right. "

Ray Stannard Baker

Courage

Good

Right

" Getting past the influence of the fossil fuel industry will take courage, especially on the part of the Republican majority whom they so relentlessly bully and cajole. But we must do it. "

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

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Failed

Tried

Much

" I had to work up the courage to even imagine myself running for Congress. But I eventually decided that our country had a moral problem in only letting white men - even the right-minded ones - have a seat at the table. "

" For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward. "

" It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base. "

" 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. "

" When you put on clothes that are fighting against something, you can feel your courage grow. Clothing can set you free. "

" Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back. "

" Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor? "

" We read our children stories starring elephants and monkeys and bears to teach them about nobility, curiosity and courage, to warn them against selfishness and stubbornness. "

" Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death. "

" We are so resilient as a people. I have so much respect for their dignity and courage. I hope the world sees this side of Pakistan, one where professionals want a democracy. The spirit of our intelligentsia cannot be broken. "

" If elected Speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people. But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together. "

" Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. "

" I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision. "

" So many times I wanted to go to Auschwitz, but I couldn't take up the courage to go there. "

" Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. "

T. S. Eliot

Courage

Going

" Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles, face change full of courage, courage based on faith. "

" I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much. "

Diane von Furstenberg

Strength

Courage

Mother

" The climate is much different for men. That stigma is only going to be broken when people come out and see that there is a positive response. That doesn't mean there will be no negative response, but if people can have the courage to be one of the first, which is very hard, those barriers can be broken down very quickly. "

" 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. "

" Give the people not hell, but hope and courage. "

" Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants. "

" People say, 'You have inspired me, you've given me courage...' They've gone so far as to say, 'You've changed my life!' And I would come back and say to my husband, 'I can't understand it - what kind of poor little life did she have if I had to come and change it?' "

" I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage. "

Edith Evans

Courage

Got

" Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. "

Saint Francis de Sales

Your

Lose

Own

" It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook. "

" I feel most alive, most electric with faith, breath, and courage, when I think of God as a current that runs through all that is. Not by will or by choice. Not as a benediction but because there are laws even God must obey. "

" I think that what's been holding composers back a great deal is that they feel they must have a new style every year. This, in my case, would be hopeless. In fact, it is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage. "