Quotes on Courage And Leadership

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

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

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

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

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.'

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Except a person be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.

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

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