~ Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.” ~
~ Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. ~
~ Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity. ~
~ Courage is the dividing line between weakness and strength of character. ~
~ Courage is the gateway in the sense that you must first learn to face down your fears, even as they still appear real to you. ~
~ Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. ~
~ A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. ~
~ It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. ~
~ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~
~ Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. ~
~ Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway. ~
~ Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death. ~