I learned to focus on what’s real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result.
I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to re-ignite the promise of America.
My mother was really courageous.
I’m not into makeup or dresses or typically girly things. But to me, those things don’t really define what it is to be a female artist in this industry any more. It’s being brave and courageous and true to yourself.
Jesus showed us how to be courageous and sacrificial while we die for our beliefs, not while we kill for them.
It’s almost ironic sitting here watching stories about Norm’s courageous ‘battle’ with cancer. He actually did a bit on stage about how stupid that is. What battle? It’s your own body. Is it a win or lose thing?
We have to honor our commitments to today’s beneficiaries, but we can’t solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous; there’s really nothing to lose.
It’s important to stand up to all forms of bullying, and it’s even more important for those who are around you to be just as courageous and stand with you!
For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy.
I would never call myself a cancer survivor because I think it devalues those who do not survive. There’s this whole mythology that people bravely battle their cancer and then they become survivors. Well, the ones who don’t survive may be just as brave, you know, just as courageous, wonderful people.
I can’t say enough about how I’m against drugs. Be smart, think about it, look at what it does to people, look at how much you have to experience in life and be courageous enough to do everything you want to without that chemical help.
U.S. journalists I don’t think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government’s policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen as being unpatriotic, or potentially subversive.
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
Having a sense of humor is a part of being courageous. It’s a source of strength.
My whole thing is, I’ve got to be as good, as courageous as what’s written on the page.
Lion sounds that have not grown from the mouse may exude naked power… but cannot convey any wisdom or understanding… The initial steps on the path to courageous speech then are the first tentative steps into the parts of us that cannot speak.
Women have always been courageous… They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights.
What I implore you to do is believe that if you make courageous choices and bet on yourself and put yourself out there that you will have an impact as a result of what you do, and you don’t need to know now what that will be, or how that will happen, because nobody ever does.
Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!
I am drawn to courageous women.
A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, dying – but also courageous, loving, wise, compassionate and alive.
For me, Caitlyn Jenner is such a huge role model. She’s really making a difference in our society by just being brave and sharing her story. People say she’s not brave and courageous, but to me, she is so brave and courageous.
I respect the astute and rigorously unsentimental David Horowitz as one of America’s most original and courageous political analysts. He has the true 1960s spirit – audacious and irreverent, yet passionately engaged and committed to social change.
Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I’ve not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.
There’s only one requirement of any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. And, I believe – because I’ve done a little of this myself – pretending to be courageous is just as good as the real thing.
When my kids love my work, I feel elated and victorious; it means more to me than an Oscar. And when they are silent, I’m proud that they have a mind and perspective of their own and are courageous enough not to say things just to please me.
I have known Senator Rubio for a number of years, and he is an inspiring, courageous, and bold leader who embodies the American dream of freedom and equal opportunity for all.
I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I’m very, very afraid to ski. It’s dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I’m acting, I don’t feel very scared.
My mother was a courageous woman, and she had such tremendous love for life. She loved the natural world. She would wake us up in the middle of the night to go look at the moon. When I was a teenager, this was a source of great frustration because I wanted to sleep.
I began my legal career working for Byron White, the last Coloradan to serve on the Supreme Court, and the only justice to lead the N.F.L. in rushing. He was one of the smartest and most courageous men I’ve ever known.
People have told me that I’m courageous, but I have seen greater courage.
Pictures of Amazons on vase paintings always show them as beautiful, active, spirited, courageous, and brave.
I can’t help seeing ‘Waste Land’ as the third in a triptych with my earlier films ‘Devil’s Playground’ and ‘Blindsight,’ and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us – and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.
I absolutely loved working with Tim Burton because he is just a creative, outside of the box thinker. How he does things is fantastic. It is different – weird different – and he does things that are groundbreaking. They are courageous to do and once you do them you are like, ‘Wow! That really does work!’
You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you’ll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.
