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Optimism is the foundation of courage.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

Necessity does the work of courage.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

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

It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe; the infantry defy the cavalry, and by their activity and courage generally prove victors.

Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.

There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge.

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

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.

Everybody, even me, sometimes had to compromise on something, doing things we know to be wrong, and this happens doing whatever job in the world. But a singer must have the courage of saying no.

Yes, you must have the courage of being free.

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.

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.