“The most heinous and the most cruel crimes of which history has record have been committed under the cover of religion or equally noble motives.”
Courageous feeling
Courageous Quotes — page 74 of 1106
“That parrot's non-co-operation with the cage, with its master, will live for ever because it looks upon renunciation, non-co-operation, as a joy.”
“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.”
“If you don't have a definite call to stay here, you are called to go.”
“The Negro pays for what he wants and begs for what he needs.”
“Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.”
“Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.”
“Go without a coat when it's cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to the lean tissue and see what it's all about. The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of. If you're never tested, you'll never define you character.”
“Playing with fire is bad for those who burn themselves. For the rest of us, it is a very great pleasure.”
“No matter what someone else has done, it still matters how we treat people. It matters to our humanity that we treat offenders according to standards that we recognize as just. Justice is not revenge - it's deciding for a solution that is oriented towards peace, peace being the harder but more human way of reacting to injury. That is the very basis of the idea of rights.”
“Freedom and independence form my character.”
“The employment of children is doing more to fill prisons, insane asylums, almshouses, reformatories, slums, and gin shops than all the efforts of reformers are doing to improve society.”
“Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man.”
“Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same priciple applies to people. The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.”
“We must unite. Violence against women cannot be tolerated, in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader or by any government.”
“We don’t want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people to lives of dependency and complacency...”
“Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.”
“He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.”
“Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.”
“I consider not what Parmenio should receive, but what Alexander should give.”