Have the courage to be who you are, not what people expect you to be.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

Trust yourself–you know more than you think you do.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.

We must have the courage to let go of the past if we are going to grasp the future.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

God himself favors the brave.

Think of yourself as an explorer. You cannot find anything new if you are unwilling to leave the shore.

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Let go of your need for comfort and security. Creative endeavors are by their nature uncertain.

Bravery is believing in yourself, and that thing nobody can teach you.

Courage is a learned quality, an acquirable set of skills, a practiced competence.

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.

Like timidity, bravery is also contagious.