Quotes about Courage

The unpopularity of an obviously right action should not hinder the execution of an obviously right decision.

It is with this thought that many believers would call up Kierkegaard's famous phrase, the 'leap of faith,' pictured perhaps as a leap from here to there, leaving out the in-between... What is usually overlooked, however, is that Kierkegaard said nothing about a safe landing; there was only the leap, and no guarantee of solid ground beyond it.

Oh, well, faint heart never won so much as a scrap of paper

Lord, teach us to take our hearts and look them in the face, however difficult it may be.

A hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

People only get really interesting when they start to rattle the bars of their cages.

The Christian who, by God's grace, learns to confess the Lord Jesus in circumstances which might normally be calculated to silence him, is a Christian whose life is a tremendous challenge to other people.

It's one of the guiding philosophies of my life - not fearing any authority on earth.

I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

The Lord gave me 'Sojourner,' because I was to travel up an' down the land, showin' the people their sins an' bein' a sign unto them. Afterwards, I told the Lord I wanted another name 'cause everybody else had two names, and the Lord gave me 'Truth,' because I was to declare the truth to people.

Doubt is just another color of fear.