"One has to have the courage of one's pessimism." - Ian McewanTweet
"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own." - Michelle ObamaTweet
"To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy." - Henri Frederic AmielTweet
"I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage." - Elizabeth TaylorTweet
"Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are." - George W. BushTweet
"I emphasize... that the Harrimans showed great courage and loyalty and confidence in us, because three or four of us were really running the business, the day to day business." - Prescott BushTweet
"I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves." - August StrindbergTweet
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson MandelaTweet
"Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage." - Paul KeatingTweet
"Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway." - Robert AnthonyTweet