courage Quotes

As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

The greatest antidote to insecurity and the sense of fear is compassion — it brings one back to the basis of one's inner strength

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.