Courage Quotes

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

Parents do not have the courage to say no to certain things that their children demand. They are rather scared of their children.

One of the biggest ways we don't support ourselves is by not asking for support. Asking can take courage, but the reward is immense.

I've always been attracted to films which explore the qualities of courage.

When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.

I have discovered that inner search by far is the most uncharted domain and it needs great courage and determination to cut through the dense vegetation of the mind so to speak before arriving at the core.

It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.

The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me.

You always remember the delicacy of the work you do on a new play - the delicacy and the rigor and the courage.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

To find the courage to do what I want to do for myself has been hard.

He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of one's nastiness does not make one nice.

The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.

During the long process of history, by relying on our own diligence, courage and wisdom, Chinese people have opened up a good and beautiful home where all ethnic groups live in harmony and fostered an excellent culture that never fades.

At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.

Plays are definitely the most difficult of them all. They are entirely a different category altogether. I don't have the courage to try out plays.

Because at bottom, I'm interested in fear, and in courage and cowardice and these are easier to get at through fiction, where you can enter people's heads.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary.