Courage Quotes

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With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte
One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality. — Kenneth Branagh
The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life. — Daniel J. Boorstin
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. — Ray Bradbury
You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down. — Ray Bradbury
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. — Omar N. Bradley
I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles… — Christina Aguilera
Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage… — Louis D. Brandeis
There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater… — Geraldine Brooks
September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage. — Geraldine Brooks
It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams. — Les Brown
The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark. — Pam Brown
We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl… — Tom Brown, Jr.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? — Robert Browning
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. — Madeleine Albright
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. — Edmund Burke
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. — George W. Bush
Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others… — George W. Bush
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. — Vannevar Bush

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