Courage Quotes

"Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where a backbone ought to be."

- Clementine Paddleford

"Just because something feels scary doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Fear does not equal danger."

- Amy Morin

"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."

- Bruce Lee

"A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep."

- Vernon Howard

"You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you."

- Mary Tyler Moore

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

- Christopher Reeve

"You show me anybody that’s great in anything they do, I’ll show you somebody that’s persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity."

- Sean McVay

""Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.""

- Theodore Roosevelt

"you gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop and look fear in the face."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"The purpose exceeds the pain."

- Beth Moore

"Anything I’ve ever done that ultimately was worthwhile…initially scared me to death."

- Betty Bender

"Don't fear failure. — Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail."

- Bruce Lee

"Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick."

- Bruce Lee

"I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone."

- Claudette Colvin

"My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed."

- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"The young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and the necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist."

- Malcolm X

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."

- Herbert Hoover

"Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment."

- Hermes, 'The Sea Of Monsters'

"To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision."

- Maya Angelou

"Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength."

- Brigitte Nicole

"Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you’re going to perform, you’ve already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself."

- Usain Bolt

"Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can’t handle."

- Sanya Richards-Ross

"The only one who can beat me is me."

- Michael Johnson

"The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."

- John Bingham

"The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy... It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed."

- Jacqueline Hansen

"If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a board and knock me down, because that means I didn’t run hard enough."

- Steve Jones

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."

- John Bingham

"Fill your heart with courage and your mind with positive thoughts. On this Sunday, make sure you’re all set for a new start."

"Youth is not about age, but about the courage to chase dreams relentlessly."

"With passion as their guide, youth can conquer any obstacle."