Quotes about Courage

The generous one-dimensional desire to be a hero, to 'do the right thing', needs to be rounded out with the equally generous willingness to restrain apparent heroism when it might itself bring disaster.

Old soldiers sometimes say, "There are no atheists in foxholes." (A foxhole, in military slang, is a shallow pit in a dangerous place on the battlefield.)

Virtue is what happens when someone has made a thousand small choices requiring effort and concentration to do something which is good and right, but which doesn't come naturally. And then, on the thousand and first time, when it really matters, they find that they do what's required automatically. Virtue is what happens when wise and courageous choices become second nature.

Love doesn't cast out fear but makes it possible to weep, howl, at least.

3: I can't wear my heart on my sleeve or it'll be crushed.

It seems that Peter is saying the goal of apologetics is not just to present better arguments but to exhibit a better character, especially when suffering hostility and opposition.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

Quitting is leading too.

As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come.