Famous Quotes

"You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence."

William J. H. Boetcker on Courage

More quotes about Courage

• "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."

  Steve Jobs on Courage

• "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'"

  Eleanor Roosevelt on Courage

• "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 on Courage

• "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

  Winston Churchill on Courage

• "There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

  Ronald Reagan on Courage

More quotes by William J. H. Boetcker

• "True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others."

• "True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others."

• "That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong."

• "Never mind what others do do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success."

• "Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself."