My definition of courage is never letting anyone define you.” – Jenna Jameson

“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

“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

We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better.” – JoyBell C.

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne

“Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.” – Timothy Dalton

“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.” – Paulo Coelho

“Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life.” – Zig Ziglar

“Because no matter what they say, you always have a choice. You just don’t always have the guts to make it.” – Ray N. Kuili

“Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.” – Ruth Gordon

“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” – Victor Hugo

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” – Ann Landers

“Courage is not the absence of fear or despair; it is the capacity to continue on despite them, no matter how great or overwhelming they become.” – Robert Fanney

Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.” – M. Forster

“Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“It takes courage to walk away from disagreements.” – Amanda Ray

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” – Brené Brown

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

“He who is brave is free” – Seneca

“Courage is grace under pressure.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.” – Plato