Philip Sidney Quotes

The first of all qualities of a general is courage.

The brave man is an inspiration to the weak, and compels them, as it were, to follow him.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.

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

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt.

You pick out the big men! I’ll make them brave!”

You may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman, or the most audacious soldier. Put them at a table together—what do you get? The sum of their fears.

The greatest gift the hero leaves his race, is to have been a hero.

Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men, Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done.

Caution and cynicism are safe, but soldiers don't want to follow cautious cynics.

My mission my whole career was just to be somebody that you can look at and say, 'That's the guy I want to go into battle with.'

I could literally go on for pages upon pages about Mattis and how influential this man was to me and many others who fought alongside him.

I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant.

Heroes come along when you need them.

These scars on my body,” Alexander declared, “were got for you, my brothers. Every wound, as you see, is in the front. Let that man stand forth from your ranks who has bled more than I, or endured more than I for your sake. Show him to me, and I will yield to your weariness and go home.” Not a man came forward. Instead, a great cheer arose from the army. The men begged their king to forgive them for their want of spirit and pleaded with him only to lead them forward.

There are themes that somehow stir me and that I find very interesting. They're themes that deal with leadership, the nature of bravery and courage, and how to define those.

I'm just a kid, Chiron," I said miserably. "What good is one lousy hero against something like Kronos?" Chiron managed a smile. '"What good is one lousy hero'? Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain said something like that to me once, just before he single-handedly changed the course of your Civil War.

Why does soldiers leave the protection of his trench hole in the ground and go forward in the face of shot and shell? It is because of the leader who is in front of him and his comrades who are around him. Comradeship makes a man feel warm and courageous when all his instincts tend to make him cold and afraid.

My values are not based on violence. My values are based on courage, which you see time and time again in my books. A warrior isn't somebody like Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger. A warrior can be any age. A warrior is a person people look up to.

Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.

Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.