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“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.”

“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”

“I think it's important for girls at a young age to be involved in as many things as possible. Especially safe communities of people that teach them great life lessons like self-confidence and courage. And getting girls to go to camp especially in the summer where they can meet new friends, learn new things, and not just sit at home and watch TV.”

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

“The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.”

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”

“Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.”

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

“The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.”

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”

“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”

“Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. The special secret it seems to me is summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Courage, Confidence and Constancy. And the greatest of all is Confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.”

“If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

“Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.”

“You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.”

“Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.”

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.”

“An old Arabian fable tells of a prince imprisoned in a castle which had thirteen windows. Twelve of these windows overlooked lovely scenes, while the thirteenth looked down on the black ash heaps of the city. Ignoring the twelve windows, the prince always looked out through the thirteenth. It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook.”

“The Possibilities in racing tactics are almost unlimited, as in a game of chess, for every move there is a counter, for every attack there is a defense.... The runner's greatest asset, apart from essential fitness of body, is a cool and calculating brain allied to confidence and courage. Above all, he must have a will to win.”

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by doing the thing which you think you cannot do.”

“When you 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.'”

“Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider context they’ll seem less significant and troubling to you. The inner strength, self-confidence and courage you gain by focussing on others’ needs instead of your own, brings with it a deep, calm sense of satisfaction.”