Golf is an open exhibition of overweening ambition, courage deflated by stupidity, skill soured by a whiff of arrogance.
Alistair CookeThe world land speed record requires the minimum of skill, and the maximum of courage.
Tommy WisdomIt doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is. [On the effects of alcohol]
Marguerite DurasDecision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.
Paul TillichI can't say enough about how I'm against drugs. Be smart, think about it, look at what it does to people, look at how much you have to experience in life and be courageous enough to do everything you want to without that chemical help.
Erika ChristensenIt takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself wake up one more time. It's harder to stay where you are than to get out.
Judith RossnerBart, having never received any words of encouragement myself, I'm not sure how they're supposed to sound. But here goes: I believe in you.
Lisa SimpsonWe gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.
Charles Lamb'You know, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the down side of advantage and relying purely on courage, it's possible.'
Russell CroweCourage is adversity's lamp.
Luc De VauvanarguesWe are bound no longer by the straightjacket of the past [and] nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you may well ask, will be the end of all of this? I would not know! But I would hope that our beloved country will drink deep from the chalice of courage.
Douglas MacarthurIt requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
Rollo MayIt's only in innocence you find any kind of magic, any kind of courage.
Sean PennAmerica 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 LawrenceThe greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
Robert G IngersollKeep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
Robert Louis StevensonPeace is the most powerful weapon of mankind. It takes more courage to take a blow than give one. It takes more courage to try and talk things through than to start a war.
Mahatma GandhiWe 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 MarshallI'm just so blessed to be able to do what I just love and have loved since I was a teenager, since I first found it, and to be encouraged by others for it
Angela BassettCourage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
Arthur KoestlerHave the courage to do something which deserves transportation if you want to be somebody
JuvenalDevelop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Dale CarnegieThe amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
John Stuart MillHe who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
Miguel De CervantesTo bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.
Stephen BakerNothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.
Umberto EcoMen lie, who lack courage to tell truth - the cowards!
Joaquin MillerThere will be many stories of our times written, many forgotten, but they are nonetheless courageous for it.
Crazy Horse'Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?'
Marie AntoinetteTo live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.
Henri-Frederic AmielLife is to entered upon with courage.
TocquevilleCourage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
Edward AlbertClear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.
Thomas SzaszCourage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
Karl Von ClausewitzSuffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
Anatole FranceHave the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
Sydney SmithTime is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
Jesse JacksonPugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form
Sinclair LewisI've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.
Elizabeth TaylorEach person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage.
Pablo CasalsHope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
Thornton WilderThose who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticise.
Elizabeth HarrisonHave the courage to live. Anyone can die. [Profound words, but easier said than done!]
Robert Cody'Tisn't life that matters! 'Tis the courage you bring to it (Fortitude)
Sir Hugh WalpoleWe are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the President encourages vigorous debate. [On whether they were all 'yes men' and women to the President]
Karen HughesA spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.
Spiro AgnewThe 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 CableMy great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
Maya AngelouAmerica was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S TrumanSir, I salute your courage, your strength, and your indefatigability [to Saddam Hussein]
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