Courage Quotes

"You need to fear not having the business more than you fear calling your leads."

- Beverly Ruffner

"No is the killer of dreams. No is the killer of great ideas. It’s the end of a conversation."

- Robert Reffkin

"If you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will."

- Stephen King

"If you want to do this, if you want to play big, if you want to really impact lives, you’ve got to face yourself. You’ve got to be courageous and willing to go all in and address everything about you that is uncomfortable."

- Harry Lopez

"She taught me that fear is not an option."

- Diane von Furstenberg

""You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.""

- Shonda Rhimes

""The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.""

- Dolly Parton

"Lots and lots of things scare me but you just get on with it. Fright can transform into petrol, you just have to use it to your advantage."

- Dame Judi Dench

"You can’t get it right all the time, but you can try your best. If you’ve done that, all that’s left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them."

- Idina Menzel

"It all starts with self-reflection. And then you have to be brave. You have to figure out how to articulate what your dreams are."

- Glenn Close

"You have to stop yourself from even thinking about failing."

- Julie Taymor

"If you act brave, you can seem brave, and if you do it enough, you can take yourself into believing you’re brave."

- Kelli O'Hara

"I personally would like to bring a tortoise onto the stage, turn it into a racehorse, then into a hat, a song, a dragoon and a fountain of water. One can dare anything in the theatre and it is the place where one dares the least."

- Augusto Boal

"Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable."

- James Baldwin

"Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law."

- James Baldwin

"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose."

- James Baldwin

"The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions."

- James Baldwin

"The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat."

- James Baldwin

"Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened for I, your God, will make you strong, and I will certainly help you. I will support you with my strong hand, acting for what is right."

- Isaiah 41:10

"In our weakness, God's grace shines the brightest."

- Unknown

"You walked ahead too soon, yet I follow with courage, knowing your memory guides each step I take."

"Losing my big brother feels like losing my shield, yet his strength still guides me through every storm I face."

"Though your footsteps no longer echo beside me, they continue to guide the path I walk with quiet courage."

"A big brother’s presence is irreplaceable, but his spirit lives on in the courage he passed to younger hearts."

"You were the steady voice in my storms, and though silent now, your guidance still echoes within me."

"A big brother’s love is not lost to time; it remains the compass I carry through life’s uncertain roads."

"I miss the comfort of your presence, yet I feel your hand still steadying me in unseen ways."

"A big brother’s love is a torch passed on, lighting the way for those left behind in the dark."

"I thought I’d always protect you, yet now it’s your memory that protects me from despair’s darkest hours."

"Every milestone feels quieter without you, but I honor you in each step, knowing we still walk side by side."