Courage Quotes

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

- Confucius

"It takes strength to face our sadness and to grieve and to let our grief and our anger flow in tears when they need to."

- Fred Rogers

"It’s the heart, afraid of breaking / That never learns to dance."

- Bette Midler

"Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart."

- Roy T. Bennett

"The mirror can be both a friend and a foe, reflecting our insecurities but also our strengths."

- Michelle Obama

"In the mirror, we face our insecurities and find the strength to overcome them."

- Brené Brown

"When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear."

- Alfred Eisenstaedt

"When opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to go after it."

- Eddie Kennison

"Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death."

- James F. Byrnes

"Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it."

- Salvador Dali

"To create one’s own world in any of the arts takes courage."

- Georgia O'Keeffe

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."

- Edmund Burke

""I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.""

- Maya Angelou

""Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear.""

- Ambrose Redmoon

""Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.""

- Frederick Buechner

""Life tests the big dreamers – the passionate revolutionaries.""

- Robin Sharma

"Life loves to be taken by the lapel and be told, ‘I am with you kid. Let’s go!’"

- Maya Angelou

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone."

- Neale Donald Walsch

"There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness, and the nerve to never take no for an answer."

- Rihanna

"There may be days when you’ll say to yourself, ‘I can’t. I literally can’t even.’ But you can! You can even!"

- Katie Couric

"Take your risks now. As you grow older, you become more fearful and less flexible … Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don't know about. Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.' Continue to share your heart with people even if it’s been broken."

- Amy Poehler

"Real courage is holding on to a still voice in your head that says, ‘I must keep going.’ It’s that voice that says nothing is a failure if it is not final."

- Cory Booker

"In the context of mental health, courage can be defined as the strength to ask for help."

"It is not weak to say, “I’m not OK, and I need help”. On the contrary, it is brave. It is courageous. And in the end, it could save your life."

"Never forget that walking away from something unhealthy is a very brave thing to do – even if you stumble a little on your way out the door."

"When you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change, you’ll take a giant leap forward in your quest to recover from depression."

"Try not to get so comfortable with your demons that you accept them as being a part of you. Instead, seek help so that you can work on liberating yourself from them."

"Admitting that you’re not OK is NOT a sign of weakness. It’s a sign of self-awareness, maturity, and emotional strength."

"The bravest thing you can be is yourself."

"I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance / Never settle for the path of least resistance."