Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”– Sarah Dessen

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou

“Courage is grace under pressure.” – Ernest Hemingway

“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” – Earl Nightingale

“Courage isn’t having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to 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.’” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin

“The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – R. G. Ingersoll

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” ~ Mary Tyler Moore

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”~ Winston Churchill

“There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.” ~  Seneca

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” ~ John Quincy Adams

“You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both!” ~ Brene Brown

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” ~ Billy Graham

The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” ~ Thucydides

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” ~ Steve Jobs

 “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” ~ Earl Nightingale

“People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.” ~ Hermann Hesse

Inner strength is measured by what we can bear and how long” ~ Invajy

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” ~ Bob Marley

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”  ~ Seneca

“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” ~ Otto Rank

“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” ~ Napoleon Hill

Silence is a source of great strength. ~ Lao Tzu

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” ~ Bruce Lee

“Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.” ~ John Bradshaw