Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
Have the courage of your knowledge and experience. If you have formed a conclusion from the facts and if you know your judgment is sound, act on it.
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
I should not proceed by land to the East, as is customary, but by a Westerly route, in which direction we have hitherto no certain evidence that anyone has gone.
No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
And yet it moves.
In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.
A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.
I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.
The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own understanding.
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.
The die is cast.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.
I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
