Courage Quotes
Last year, I learned the importance of self-awareness and reflection. In order to positively self-reflect, I needed to let go of the expectations of my past and future self. Only in the present, can I find the courage to see and understand what I truly need. Here’s some inspiration for us to take those next steps.
“Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.”
Ray Bradbury
“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
John Irving
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.”
Franklin P. Jones
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
Winston Churchill
“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.”
Rosa Parks
“Courage means doing what’s right no matter what they say.”
Maxime Lagacé
“Have the courage to be who you are, not what people expect you to be.”
David Goggins
“Think of yourself as an explorer. You cannot find anything new if you are unwilling to leave the shore.”
Robert Greene
“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
Charlie Chaplin
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Muhammad Ali
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.”
Dale Carnegie
“Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action.”
Wim Wenders
“Be bold. Be courageous. Never be afraid to speak up and speak out.”
John Lewis
“Change is often a silent inside job that requires patience and courage. Courage to be your self. Courage to resist negativity. Courage to go beyond your boundaries. Courage to take responsibility for your own life.”
Gordana Biernat
“Everyone has talent. What’s rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
Erica Jong
“Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.”
Soyen Shaku
“Courage is the hallmark of spirituality. Courage comes when you love yourself for who you are.”
Amit Ray
“With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.”
Mark Twain
“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.”
Bethany Hamilton
“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
L. Frank Baum,The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“Courage is grace under pressure.”
Ernest Hemingway
“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.”
Thucydides
“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”
Malcolm Gladwell
“Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant ‘To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.”
Brené Brown
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
Benjamin Franklin
“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
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
Maya Angelou
“To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.”
Picabo Street
“Where your fear is, there is your task.”
Carl Jung
“You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both.”
Brené Brown
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
Steve Jobs
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
T.S. Eliot
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
Coco Chanel
“It takes a great deal of courage to stand alone even if you believe in something very strongly.”
Reginald Rose
“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.”
Erma Bombeck
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”
Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage is standing up for you. Make time to show up for yourself, because you deserve it.
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