Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility courage compassion and character.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us all that gives value to life we owe to it pity we owe to it courage we owe to it all the virtues.

Way down deep we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.

Determination energy and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

Leaders come in many forms with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence some in judgment some in courage.

Courage not compromise brings the smile of God's approval.

I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.

Take chances make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.