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

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" Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are. "

" I have a huge political interest. I just wish I had the courage to come into politics in India. "

" The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. "

" Throughout the history of our young nation, we have seen our military go bravely into battle, armed with courage and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. "

" There's only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe - because I've done a little of this myself - pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing. "

David Letterman

" My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones. "

" Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. "

Winston Churchill

" Courage is action, not talk. "

" If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ. And have the courage to suffer the contempt of the sophisticated world. "

" Leadership is about having the courage to go against the advice of the so-called experts and doing what your instinct tells you is right. "

" Life has its ups and downs, but you can only look forward. "

" Art, it seems to me, doesn't need freedom so much as it needs courage and love - some would call it 'soul' or 'Eros.' "

" The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. "

Robert Green Ingersoll

" America's history is exemplified in the efforts of the men and women who died for our country. The one thing that they all have in common is their selfless love for our nation and their courage to stand up to protect and defend it. They raised their gaze in the face of conflict, believed in what America could be, and pushed forward. "

" Lack of courage or means often deters the European woman from more independent business activity, and this in spite of increasing freedom to choose her occupation, in spite of brilliant examples of successful undertakings of women, in photography, hotel or boarding-house management, dress-making, etc. "

" When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily. I never did work up the skills or the courage to perform on the street, though. "

" And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working. "

" Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. "

Robert Louis Stevenson

" Courage breeds leadership. "

" I've learned over time that human beings tend to want to do more than they have the courage to do or that the social contract will allow them to do. "

" The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. "

" Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances. "

George Matthew Adams

" What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? "

Vincent Van Gogh

" Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green. "

" We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary courage to call for a better world - so that every person with the ability to imagine peace, equality, progress, and justice can express their dreams and hopes without fear. "

" Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

" At 14, 15 years old, I started reading 'Backstage' regularly. Eventually, I got enough courage to look at the auditions section. "

Leslie Odom, Jr.

" I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight. "

" I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger. "

" Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard. "

Leonardo da Vinci