Danh ngôn thuộc danh mục: courage

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up... a lot of people don't have the courage to do it.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

Creativity takes courage.

Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms.

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

The word 'courage,' one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour,' which means heart. I think true courage is actually following your heart and not getting or succumbing to what other people's definition of what your life should be. Live your life.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.

Courage is the fear of being thought a coward.

Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life; to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead.

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.

We've become the party that wants to appease everyone and no one. And I think the only way that the Democrats become viable again is if we have people who have moral clarity and courage to say what they need to say and fight for what they need to fight for.

I remember being a teenager and seeing Seymour Cassel across a crowded room and being incredibly star struck, and not having the courage to say, 'Hello.'

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.

Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith.

A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things.

Communism is a way of thinking. Socialism is wimpy communism. When you don't have the courage to become a communist, you become a socialist.

What do we believe in? Love and courage.

It takes courage to love yourself when you've been told your whole life that you're ugly, or dirty, or a terrorist.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.

The older people that one admires seem to be fearless. They go right out into the world. It's astounding. Maybe they can't see or they can't hear, but they walk out into the street and take life as it comes. They're models of courage, in a strange way.

It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook.

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Fate loves the fearless.

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced. Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions.

It takes a certain amount of courage to not be pessimistic. I'd like to believe there is good in everyone.

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.

Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that.

I'm sick of all these labels and these manufactured subdivisions of music that don't even exist. And even though I'm pierced myself, I'm sick of everyone equating body piercing with musical courage. If you ask me, it takes a lot more than that.

If we can't have the courage to tell our constituents, hey, we've got to cut back, then if we can point to something and say, I would like to vote for more benefits for you, but this balanced budget amendment or statutory spending cap or whatever the device is, is preventing me from doing it.

Obama wants to be thought of as the president who freed us from foreign oil. But if he doesn't show some political courage, he may well be remembered as the president who cooked the planet.

For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to his craft. For me, he is a man who fused joy and courage as few others ever have. My life was enriched by having such a friend; it is poorer for losing such a friend.

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.

I believe that art has been a vehicle for me that's been about enlightenment and expanding my own parameters, to give me courage to exercise the freedom that I have in life.

Courage is action, not talk.

My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you.