Courage Quotes - Page 48

Sooner or later even the fastest runners have to stand and fight.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession - singing, acting, writing, whatever requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows and unfair reversals. When I think back to those first couple of years in Rome, those endless rejections, without a glimmer of encouragement from anyone, all those failed screen tests, and yet I never let my desire slide away from me, my belief in myself and what I felt I could achieve.

Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

If it feels like your life has become a nasty, brackish puddle of water, never forget that you do possess the power to transform it into a beautiful, rushing stream that will carry you to enlightenment.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.

When It's Darkest, Men See the Stars.

Insist on yourself. Never imitate.

You are called to stand up for life! To respect and defend the mystery of life always and everywhere, including the lives of unborn babies, giving real help and encouragement to mothers in difficult situations. You are called to work and pray against abortion.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

We cannot be wise while in the grip of a deep fear. ... This is why demagogues, when seeking our support, will first cause us to fear and hate, knowing when we are in the grip of a great fear, we will abandon common sense and wisdom, we will forsake the hard-won lessons of time and experience.

When we start focusing on things we can do and don't think so much about the things we can't do, things really start to happen

If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

If I have courage, it is because I have faith in the knowledge of my ancestors.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

Courage is the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Moral courage, to me, is much more demanding than physical courage.

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented.

Life can change in a moment, so we must appreciate every single day we are given.

Look for ways to be a blessing. Simple words of encouragement can brighten somebody’s day.

People need encouragement to take action.

Courage is about learning how to function despite the fear, to put aside your instincts to run or give in completely to the anger born from fear. Courage is about using your brain and your heart when every cell of your body is screaming at your to fight or flee - and then following through on what you believe is the right thing to do.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.