Quotes about Courage

Tenacity is more than hanging on, which may be but the weakness of being too afraid to fall off. Tenacity is the supreme effort of a man refusing to believe that his hero is going to be conquered. . . . Remain spiritually tenacious Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior" (Isa. 43:1-4).

Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places? Jeremiah 21:13

Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. Psalm 84:5

Uncommon friends can speak their minds without fear. Imagine the tone David probably used with Jonathan when he asked, "What have I done? What is my crime? How have I wronged your father, that he is trying to take my life?" (v. 1).

If we keep fighting our own inner battles. We'll never have the strength to stand up and fight our true enemy.

When God desires to do "a new thing" (Isa. 43:19), He purposely seeks out a few righteous renegades who don't have a problem breaking the mold! Mold-breakers are usually people who don't care much about popularity or tradition.

Let us do whatever is required to qualify for the Holy Ghost as our companion and then let us go forward fearlessly so that we will be given the powers to do whatever the Lord calls us to do.

To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

I think it is a mistake to focus - as we most often do - only on the sacrifice of life that war requires. War also requires that we sacrifice our normal unwillingness to kill.

When you don't have anything to lose, you discover something wonderful: you're free to take great risks without fear or reservation.

I'm not going to keep my mouth shut.