Quotes about Courage

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.

It might take just as much effort to fit in as it does to stand out, because you're standing up for yourself. It's those who take a risk and take chances who achieve greatness. Those who play it safe never can.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

I flapped open the lid of my cardboard guitar case and whipped out my old Martin. Mr. Killen seemed a little taken aback. I think he wasn't sure whether I was going to play the guitar or brain him with it. He breathed a sigh of relief when I went into a song. Bill hustled his guitar out as fast as he could and joined in. I sang loud and strong with the security that comes with knowing that one way or another, it'll be over soon.

If a few people escape from a burning building before the firemen arrive, does that discourage the firemen from rescuing others who are still trapped?

If I have achieved anything in my life, it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God.

The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

The biggest mistake sometimes is to play things very safe in this life and end up being moral failures.

The biggest mistake you can make in your life is to be always afraid of making a mistake.