Quotes About Bravery

Today I like to share some quotation I took from goodreads.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
― Winston Churchill

“It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
― Mark Twain

“He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”
― Alexander Hamilton

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”
― Jim Morrison

“A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”
― Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

- I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
- I shall fear only God.
- I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
- I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
- I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Harry - you're a great wizard, you know."
"I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him.
"Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.”
― Oprah Winfrey

“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
― Stephen King, On Writing

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“Courage is found in unlikely places.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
― Nelson Mandela

“Being brave is when you have to do something because you know it is right, but at the same time, you are afraid to do it, because it might hurt or whatever. But you do it anyway.”
― Meg Cabot, All-American Girl

“Without fear there cannot be courage.”
― Christopher Paolini

“Taking no chances means wasting your dreams..”
― Ellen Hopkins, Crank

“Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that bravery is being terrified and doing it anyway.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Blood Noir

“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be strong; take your pills. Exercise because it's good for you even if every step weighs a thousand pounds. Eat when food itself disgusts you. Reason with yourself when you have lost your reason.”
― Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. ”
― Erma Bombeck

“I want to get the words "Courage" and "Bravery" tattooed across my back, so people could associate me with those things as they read them while they chase me.”
― Jarod Kintz, I Want

“I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.”
― Maya Angelou

“If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.”
― Drew Barrymore

“You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.”
― Mary Tyler Moore

“Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.”
― Paulo Coelho

“A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”
― John Quincy Adams

“I am my own biggest critic. Before anyone else has criticized me, I have already criticized myself. But for the rest of my life, I am going to be with me and I don't want to spend my life with someone who is always critical. So I am going to stop being my own critic. It's high time that I accept all the great things about me.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“If you fear nothing, then you are not brave. You are merely too foolish to be afraid.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Skin Trade

“We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

“In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it!”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.”
― Cher