I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known. – Hubert H. Humphrey
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring. – Marlene Dietrich
No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days – we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote. – Hillary Clinton
The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully. – Thomas Carlyle
Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. – Thomas Merton
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. – Gilbert K. Chesterton
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it. – Leonardo da Vinci
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. – Orison Swett Marden
We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death. – Robert Green Ingersoll
The weak in courage is strong in cunning. – William Blake
You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life. – Benjamin Disraeli
Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed. – Mason Cooley
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. – Mickey Mantle
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it. – Pablo Casals
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. – Rollo May
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary – it is a really attractive quality. – Alanis Morissette
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. – John Quincy Adams
In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance. – Joseph Stalin
Courage without conscience is a wild beast. – Robert Green Ingersoll
