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.
John GardnerSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston ChurchillThe paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Gilbert Keith ChestertonCourage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
Edward AlbertLife is mainly froth and bubble
Two things stand like stone -
Kindness in another's trouble.
Courage in your own.
Adam Lindsay GordonDisobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.
George Bernard ShawTrue courage is a result of reasoning.
Jeremy CollierCourage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.
Amelia EarhartCourage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
Karl Von ClausewitzSuccess is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
Orison Swett MardenYou're going to see a million people here who have the courage to come and not let terrorists win, and that's exactly what we should all do.
Michael BloombergThe qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.
Bryan MillerNecessity does the work of courage.
Nicholas Murray ButlerMen make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S TrumanCourage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
AristotleWhenever a taboo is broken, something good happens, something vitalizing. Taboos after all are only hangovers, the product of diseased minds, you might say, of fearsome people who hadn't the courage to live and who under the guise of morality and religion have imposed these things upon us.
Henry MillerLife without the courage for death is slavery.
SenecaShe displayed great courage and deep humanity both in her public life in politics and privately coping with her prolonged medical condition [Mo Mowlam]
Charles KennedyHave the courage to live. Anyone can die. [Profound words, but easier said than done!]
Robert CodyCourage is one step ahead of fear
Coleman YoungWe have little or nothing to do or say about when, where, or how we are born and reared - up to the age of reason. After that, we have a great deal to say about when, where, and how we live and die; all we need is the courage to make decisions - even if they are frightening
John A MarshallAll our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Walt DisneyOptimism is the foundation of courage.
Nicholas Murray ButlerAmerica was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S TrumanCourage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared.
David Ben-GurionReal courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.
Timothy DaltonBeing deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao TzuThe two policies that Ken Clarke is most famous for are his opposition to the Iraq war and being a very defensible and quite courageous pro-European. These are both policies he shares with us.
Vince CableThere are high spots in all of our lives, and most of them come about through encouragement from someone else.
George AdamsHave the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
W Clement StonePart of courage is simple consistency.
Peggy NoonanHave courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
Victor HugoCourage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
Arthur KoestlerFrom the true antagonist, illimitable courage is transmitted to you
Franz KafkaThe world lies in the hands of those who have the courage to dream and who take the risk of living out their dreams - each according to his or her own talent.
Paulo CoelhoUntutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
George PattonIt takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.
Jean AnouilhFailure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of oneself.
Charlie ChaplinReal courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
Harper LeeThere's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.
Tony RandallThe boats are streamlined, advertisement splattered, potential coffins, and are controlled on a knife-edge balance of courage and sense.
Simon BarnesCourage is grace under pressure.
Ernest HemingwayAmerica is neither free nor brave, but a land of tight, iron-clanking little wills, everybody trying to put it over everybody else, and a land of men absolutely devoid of the real courage of trust, trust in life's sacred spontaneity. They can't trust life until they can control it.
D H LawrenceI don't like people who drain my time and energy. If you've seen the Harry Potter films, we use the term 'dementors' - people who can draw the life out of you in terms of your energy. So we eradicate the 'dementors', encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here
Alan PardewWhat you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
Larry WallThe coward and the courageous alike must die
LucanusBy only half-sacking the deputy prime minister at the reshuffle, Tony Blair created this mess by not having the courage or conviction to finish the job
Vince CableDecision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.
Paul TillichTo live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.
Henri-Frederic AmielTime is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
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