All Quotes By Tag: Courage

“The truth is crazier than lies because lies are required to stick to possibilities—the truth isn’t.”

“When you find a truth that surpasses your desire to fit trends and meet approval, you can be certain it’s worth fighting to spread.”

“She is of the strangest beauty and the darkest courage, and when she walks with intent the earth trembles beneath her feet.”

“The scene lends itself to a dramatic portrayal. Here was Charles, heir of a long line of Catholic sovereigns–of Maximilian the romantic, of Ferdinand the Catholic, of Isabella the orthodox–scion of the house of Hapsburg, lord of Austria, Burgundy, the Low Countries, Spain, and Naples, Holy Roman Emperor, ruling over a vaster domain than any save Charlemagne, symbol of the medieval unities, incarnation of a glorious if vanishing heritage; and here before him stood a simple monk, a miner’s son, with nothing to sustain him save his own faith in the Word of God. Here the past and the future were met. Some would see at this point the beginning of modern times. The contrast is real enough. Luther himself was sensible of it in a measure. He was well aware that he had not been reared as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, but what overpowered him was not as much that he stood in the presence of the emperor as this, that he and the emperor alike were called upon to answer before Almighty God.”

“Courage is simply fear that trusts in God”

“Somewhere down the line we were all genius but never believed in ourself”

“One Man’s Lie is Another Man’s Truth.”

“Their lives were violent, precarious, fragile, but they fought for them anyway, and held to the hope that their brief stay on this earth might count for something. That faith was worth preserving.”

“Inside the scrawny adolescent was a soul that defied extinction.”

“For daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of Heaven; for I have cast myself into the hands of Almighty God, who reigns everywhere. As the prophet says: ‘Cast your burden on the Lord and he will sustain you.”

“Destiny takes away something from us and then we surrender our whole self to destiny; the biggest mistake a man can make.”

“Your courage to take risks and accept responsibility will define you.”

“We’re survivors. There’s nothing we can’t do.”

“It takes tremendous courage to be honest and true to yourself.”

“Everyone has an opportunity to die honestly, but not everyone has enough courage to live honestly.”