Happiness is not found in things you possess, but in what you have the courage to release.
It does not matter that only a few in each generation will grasp and achieve the full reality of man's proper stature-and the rest will betray it. It is those few that move the world and give life its meaning-and it is those few that I have always sought to address. The rest are no concern of mine; it is not me or "The Fountainhead" that they will betray: it is their own souls.
Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.
Courage, garrulousness and the mob are on our side. What more do we want?
There are many things that black women can continue to do to help black folk. First, black women have historically been among the most vocal advocates for equality in our community. We must take full advantage of such courage by continuing to combat the sexism in our communities. Black women, whether in church, or hip-hop, don't receive their just due. Second, when black women are in charge of child-rearing, they must make ever so sure to raise black children who respect both men and women, and who root out the malevolent beliefs about women that shatter our culture.
I feel it’s okay to get angry with God. He can take it. Just don’t stay angry. It takes courage to believe that the best is yet to come. I hold steadfast to that belief, especially when I come face-to-face with adversity.
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
Just thinking of your laughter gives me courage. . .
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition.
There's only one thing worse than a man who doesn't have strong likes and dislikes, and that's a man who has strong likes and dislikes without the courage to voice them.
I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.
That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
The only wrong thing, perhaps, is permanently hesitating on the verge of courage.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
All doubt is cowardice - all trust is brave.
Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
There is plenty of courage among us for the abstract, but not for the concrete.