The general commanding congratulates his troops on their brilliant and successful occupation of Roanoke Island. The courage and steadiness they have shown under fire is what he expected from them, and he accepts it as a token of future victory. Ambrose Burnside acceptbrilliantcommand share on social
I used to be so intimidated by spin classes. I'd always go by and see people on their bikes looking so intense. But one day my sister and I worked up the courage to go in, and now we're hooked! Alexa Vega bikeclasscourage Change image and share on social
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide couragediscoverlose Change image and share on social
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. Alan Cohen adventurouschangecourage share on social
Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference. Albert Camus basecourageindifference Change image and share on social
Optimism is the foundation of courage. Nicholas M. Butler couragefoundationoptimism Change image and share on social
When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage. Liya Kebede abductaliveargentinean share on social
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. Orison Swett Marden assurancebattleconfidence Change image and share on social
The condition of all development is not to be content with the present, but to have the courage to ask how everything can be made better and the good fortune to find a right answer to this question in thought or in action. Ellen Key actionanswercondition share on social