Courage Quotes - Page 6

A leader without purpose, is a leader by accident

I decided that life rationally considered seemed pointless and futile, but it is still interesting in a variety of ways, including the study of science. So why not carry on, following the path of scientific hedonism? Besides, I did not have the courage for the more rational procedure of suicide.

A writer is merely a reader that had the guts to be read, and, heard.

The more I did it―the more it owned me. It made things matter. It put a spine into my spineless life and that spine spread, into backbone, ribs, collarbone, neck held high.
It was something. Don't say it wasn't.

Write what you know. Write what you can't forget. Write to give yourself courage and others hope.

The woman looked out at the madness of the world and dared to hope. Her eyes were burning coals of stars.

Narrow the focus, take the ascent one step at a time, and it's amazing what odds a man can beat.

Whatever actions you take, keep in mind that over the course of life, you will fail far more from timidity, procrastination, and carefulness than you will from just stepping up to the plate and, as we say in Australia, giving it a bloody go!

Words can't save you, but they can give you courage.

Simply having the courage to say senseless things made me euphoric. I was free, with no need to seek or to give explanations for what I was doing. This freedom lifted me to the heavens - where greater love, one that forgives everything and never allows you to feel abandoned, once again enveloped me.

Because the chief commodity a writer has to sell is his courage. And if he has none, he is more than a coward. He is a sellout and a fink and a heretic, because writing is a holy chore.

If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good

Every leader has the courage to make decisions. No decision is usually the worst decision.

...Who could refrain,
That had a heart to love, and in that heart
Courage to make love known?

When I step out on stage in front of thousands of people, I don't feel that I'm being brave. It can take much more courage to express true feelings to one person. [...] In spite of the risks, the courage to be honest and intimate opens the way to self-discovery. It offers what we all want, the promise of love.

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.

I've got a theory, it could be bunnies...

I've got a theor-

Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes
They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses.
And what's with all the carrots-?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?
Bunnies, bunnies it must be bunnies!

...or maybe midgets...

No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.