Quotes on Leadership Courage

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.

For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.

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.

We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.

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

Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

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

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.

One man with courage is a majority.

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.