Courage Quotes

"Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it."
Mark Twain
"The fearless are merely fearless, those who act in spite of their fear are truly brave."
James A. Lafond-Lewis
"Definition of courage: Grace under pressure."
Ernest Hemingway
"Pressure makes diamonds."
General George Patton
"Many of our fears are tissue paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us through them."
Brendan Francis
"Courage consists of the power of self-recovery."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Courage is rarely reckless or foolish. Courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced."
Margaret Truman
"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to dark place where it leads."
Erica Jong
"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else."
Erma Bombeck

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Personal mastery teaches us to choose. Choosing is a courageous act: picking the results and actions which you will make into your destiny."
Peter Senge
"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats."
B. C. Forbes
"The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement."
Charles Schwab

"That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."
Abraham Lincoln
"Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."
Mary Tyler Moore
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt