It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
~By e. e. cummings ~
While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.
~By Ed Pastor ~
I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing.
~By Major Taylor ~
There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.
~By Silvia Cartwright ~
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.
~By Eddie Rickenbacker ~
One man with courage makes a majority.
~By Andrew Jackson ~
My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.
~By Peter Paul Rubens ~
The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
~By Edith Sitwell ~
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
~By Florence Scovel Shinn ~
Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world.
~By Tommy Douglas ~
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
~By Eleanor Roosevelt ~
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
~By Lord Chesterfield ~
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
~By Dale Carnegie ~
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
~By Ralph W. Sockman ~
Again, like I said, we're not trying to censor anyone. If you think drugs are cool, fine. Make that movie. We are not going to stop you, or try to stop you, but we would encourage other people to be a bit more responsible about their portrayal of drug usage.
~By Gerald McRaney ~
Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.
~By Gary Oldman ~
How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.
~By Anna Held ~
We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter.
~By Nursultan Nazarbayev ~
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
~By Lao Tzu ~
All that a critic, as critic, can give poets is the deadly encouragement that never ceases to remind them of how heavy their inheritance is.
~By Harold Bloom ~
Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do.
~By Thuy Trang ~
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
~By Donald Rumsfeld ~
All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
~By Erma Bombeck ~
If I read or listened to critics of our music, I'd have been discouraged a long time ago.
~By Graham Nash ~
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
~By Kong Fu Zi ~
The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.
~By George Weinberg ~
Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.
~By Jean Baudrillard ~
In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.
~By Voltaire ~
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
~By Maya Angelou ~
Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.
~By Loretta Young ~
Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
~By Jim Courier ~
Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time.
~By Gary Gygax ~
The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.
~By Laura Dern ~
Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.
~By Arsene Wenger ~
Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.
~By Mira Sorvino ~
Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic.
~By Don Young ~
You must have love as the core; it takes courage to be willing to constantly tell the truth to each other and risk letting the relationship go.
~By Kenny Loggins ~
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'
~By Billy Graham ~
Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.
~By Rick Wagoner ~
The mission for the day is to encourage students to think beyond traditional career opportunities, prepare for future careers and entrance into the workplace.
~By Allen Tate ~
There are many drugs that have many serious side effects and that are harmful to people. Marijuana is no different than that. And especially we should try to discourage young people from using marijuana.
~By Dana Rohrabacher ~
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
~By Erma Bombeck ~
If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized.
~By Romeo LeBlanc ~
Despair gives courage to a coward.
~By Thomas Fuller ~
Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.
~By Ian Smith ~
Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.
~By Tahar Ben Jelloun ~
The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know.
~By Portia de Rossi ~
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
~By Leonardo da Vinci ~
In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.
~By Robert Powell ~
Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.
~By Rebecca H. Davis ~
Welding torches, cutting torches and any activity producing a flame outside is prohibited. Any open flame is discouraged.
~By John Glover ~
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.
~By Ethel Barrymore ~
I believe we can do more in making the President's vision for space exploration a reality by awarding cash prizes to encourage greater participation of the private sector in the national space program.
~By Dana Rohrabacher ~
If in my fight I can encourage even some people to understand and to abandon policies they now so blindly follow, I shall not regret any punishment I may incur.
~By Bram Fischer ~
Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down.
~By Constance Baker Motley ~
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
~By Sun Tzu ~
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
~By Saint Francis de Sales ~
I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have.
~By Ornette Coleman ~
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
~By Pericles ~
Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.
~By Donna Rice ~
My desire, my passion, was to help moms with practical encouragement.
~By Lisa Whelchel ~
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
~By Jonas Salk ~
I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.
~By Marilyn vos Savant ~
Ronald Reagan's well documented final battles with Alzheimer's disease were fought with the same conviction and courage that his many public battles were fought.
~By William L. Jenkins ~
There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
~By Ronald Reagan ~
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
~By Dale Carnegie ~
Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
~By Miguel Angel Ruiz ~
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
~By Roger Ascham ~
You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill.
~By William Temple ~
People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who's right here too.
~By Jim Valvano ~
Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds.
~By Jewel Kilcher ~
I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.
~By Dame Edith Evans ~
We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching.
~By Ralph Regula ~
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.
~By John F. Kennedy ~
In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly.
~By Hugo Black ~
I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights.
~By Megawati Sukarnoputri ~
I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt.
~By Robert Morgan ~
People don't follow titles, they follow courage.
~By William Wells Brown ~
There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different.
~By Alfred P. Sloan ~
It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
~By Omar Bongo ~
For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.
~By Queen Victoria ~
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.
~By John W. Gardner ~
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
~By Mickey Mantle ~
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
~By Walt Disney ~
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
~By Amelia Earhart ~
Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for the learner.
~By Howard Staunton ~
Laws and customs may be creative of vice; and should be therefore perpetually under process of observation and correction: but laws and customs cannot be creative of virtue: they may encourage and help to preserve it; but they cannot originate it.
~By Harriet Martineau ~
Although the war in which you fought took place more than half-a-century ago, your courage, your sacrifice and your patriotism reaches through the decades and inspires us today.
~By Mike Ferguson ~
I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms.
~By Lisa Whelchel ~
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
~By Reinhold Niebuhr ~
The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.
~By Marian Anderson ~
Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?
~By Charles Lindbergh ~
Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.
~By Delmore Schwartz ~
Unjust. How many times I've used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I don't have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice.
~By Lillian Hellman ~
I do know one thing: I wish people were doing more dangerous musicals, more courageous musicals and not just falling into the trap of trying to figure out what the public wants, because you find out that the public very often wants what's good.
~By Hal Price ~
I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times.
~By Moshe Sharett ~
Is there something to be said for the writings of the Marquis? Is there something to be said for pornography? And is there something to be said against both? I hope our film is balanced and rich enough to encourage debate and discussion.
~By Philip Kaufman ~
I've experienced first-hand the wonderful work organizations like J Bar J do for young people in Central Oregon and I am encouraged that the federal government is taking an active role in the Cascade Youth and Family Center.
~By Greg Walden ~
There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.
~By Abu Bakar Bashir ~
Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
~By Edward Albert ~
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