In our blessed and mostly peaceful society we're not as familiar with courage as we once were. We ascribe the virtue to… — John McCain Copy Share Image
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity to act despite our fears.” — John McCain Copy Share Image
Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion… — John McCain Copy Share Image
I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all… — John McCain Copy Share Image
An act of heroism, of extraordinary courage, the grandeur of it, won't easily inspire us to act in imitation, but it can… — John McCain Copy Share Image
We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears. — John McCain Copy Share Image
War is awful. Nothing, not the valor with which it is fought nor the nobility of the cause it serves, can glorify… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something… — John McCain Copy Share Image
I have the utmost confidence in General Mattis, General Flynn, General Kelly, Dan Coates. I couldn't have picked a better team. And so I'm… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I will not agree to have this bill [to repeal DADT ] go forward, because our economy is in the tank. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith. — John McCain Copy Share Image
It is perhaps my greatest hope, Mr. President, that some day we'll consider tax and spending measures with no one else in mind but… — John McCain Copy Share Image
This kind of horror has become all too familiar to us. As parents, Cindy and I offer our prayers to the memory of the… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our… — John McCain Copy Share Image
My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid . — John McCain Copy Share Image