Courage Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I became bold because I had absolutely nothing to lose: neither honors, nor earnings, nor friends. I had to find myself anew and rely…

— Witold Gombrowicz

One of my great mistakes coming up, since I was a kid from wrong side of the tracks, and fearful that I might be…

— Kevin Allen

Looking back, it amuses me that people imagined that I was a very brash, fearless, redheaded young revolutionary when I was in fact a…

— Paul Kaye

I grew up really being able to stand up to authority.

— Winnie Byanyima

As I got older, I was able to articulate why I was rebelling against authority - because their motives were much more forceful and…

— Richard Belzer

Growing up, I was a target. Speaking the right way, standing the right way, holding your wrist the right way. Every day was a…

— Wentworth Miller

At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and…

— Frances Hesselbein

I had to be steadfast in my Christian beliefs, seeking strength from them.

— Jane Hawking

Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I…

— John D. Rockefeller

At Murry Bergtraum High I wanted to be as different from my father as possible. So I acted out in school, I was very…

— John Leguizamo

There's a massive part of me that can be bold and courageous...very strong and very assertive and independent, almost to a fault sometimes.

— Evangeline Lilly

All my career I've been like a leader, and a lot of people followed what I did.

— Ginuwine