God has blessed me so much in my life. A testament to one of his blessings is that he gave me the courage to live my dreams, to step outside the box and be brave, bold, and often irreverent, but most of all he made me resilient.
I feel like Obama in a way. His idea that hope means not shrinking from a fight; it's the courage to reach for something. My music is that. Those are principles I try to embody.
I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.
Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.
Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Courage makes victory possible.
For many years I wanted to do a film, but I never had the courage to clear my desk and say, 'OK I'll take a year off and do a film.'
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.
It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.
'The Impossible Dream' is, in my opinion, one of the greatest songs ever written. Here is a man, an old man, a very old man full of daring, bravery, courage, determination, romanticism and dreams.
Courage doesn't grow overnight. It can be a long process.
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of.
I went to a foreign country as a Japanese actor, not a Hollywood actor. This takes courage.
A man of courage flees forward, in the midst of new things.
The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.
We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility.
I like courage, I like fearlessness, I like not being afraid of making mistakes.
Limit to courage? There is no limit to courage.
I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.
One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality.
I'd advise the youth to not get influenced or forced by their elders. They should have own political views and choices and the courage to pick the right leader.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
What I do know is that writing is the thing I am best at, and I don't have the stomach, the ability, the strength or the courage to enter the political arena. And I think writing can be a political act, if only to let those people accountable know they are being watched. Literature can be a conscience.
With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
I had a long time admiration for the Jewish people. Especially with their long time of courage, taking so much abuse for so long. I was only seven years old, but I could easily see the ungodly treatment that the white folks were handing the poor Jewish family whom I worked for.
You want to shut up every Negro who has the courage to stand up and fight for the rights of his people, for the rights of workers, and I have been on many a picket line for the steelworkers too.
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.