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Quotes About Courage

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible. – Dale Carnegie

Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear. – Dale Carnegie

Courage is not the absence of fear; rather it is the ability to take action in the face of fear. – Nancy Anderson, Work with Passion: How to Do What You Love for a Living

Moral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence. – John F. Kennedy Quote

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” you must do the thing that you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt Quote

Every human on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn’t original sin. He’s born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. A lot of people don’t have the courage to do it. – Helen Hayes

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events….it is from numberless acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. – John F. Kennedy
I am tired of hearing about men with the “courage of their convictions.” Nero and Caligula and Attila and Hitler had the courage of their convictions…But not one of them had the courage to examine their convictions or to change them, which is the true test of character. – Sydney Harris

Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind. – Dale Carnegie

One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in, and where you want to go. – Sheila Murray Bethel, Making a Difference: Twelve Qualities That Make You a Leader

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst. – Dale Carnegie

If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways. – Gene Hackman

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened. – Billy Graham

Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. – Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie

All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – The Diary of Anais Nin, edited by Gunther Stuhlmann

It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. – Adalai E. Stevenson

Courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway. – John Wayne

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible. – Dale Carnegie

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. – James Stephens

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information. – Peter Ustinov

Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis. – Brian Tracy

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. – Claire Boothe Luce

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed. – Dale Carnegie

Everyone has talent; what is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. – Erica Jong

Courage is the mastery of fear – not absence of fear. – Mark Twain

Bravery never goes out of fashion. – William Makepeace Thackeray

Success is never final and failure never total. It’s courage that counts. – Success Unlimited

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death. – Earl Wilson

Face it – always facing it – that’s the way to get through. Face it! – Joseph Conrad

Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. – Mary Tyler Moore

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. – Dale Carnegie

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life. – Daniel J. Boorstin

Sir, I am not a brave man…The truth is, I am an utter craven coward. I have never been within the sound of gunshot or in sight of battle in my whole life that I wasn’t so scared that I had sweat in the palms of my hands. – General George Patton

I learned very early in my life never to take counsel in my fears. – General George Patton

It’s when you run away that you’re most liable to stumble. – Casey Robinson

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. – Dale Carnegie

Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared. – Eddie Rickenbacker

To age with dignity and with courage cuts close to what it is to be a man. – Roger Kahn

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear. – General George Patton

You can’t test courage cautiously. – Annie Dillard

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Courage is not the towering oak that seems storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. – Alice Mackenzie Swaim

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened. – Billy Graham

The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. – Lady Bird Johnson

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind. – Dale Carnegie


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