Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

One of the hardest things is to create hope.

When I think about protecting my son and fighting for him, that's a big threat in a fight. If I can go there, it makes me unstoppable.

A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

The desperate usually succeed because they have nothing to lose.

To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.

It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up.

Do I want to tackle a 230-pound guy who's running like a deer? Heavens no, no one in their right mind would. But there is something that drives me and compels me to stick my head in there and give it my best shot.

When people say 'that's risky,' or when the odds are not in my favor, I'm more motivated than ever.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it.

Without hope we are lost.

Optimism is the foundation of courage.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

President Obama's election has taught us to stop being paralyzed by excuses and given us a floodgate of hope. I'm more daring and going after things that I once thought were not possible.

I am not afraid... I was born to do this.

There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge.

I don't care who you are or what you have gone through - everyone has something they are fighting for.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

Always dream. Never give up!

Fear has nothing to do with cowardice. A fellow is only yellow when he lets his fear make him quit.

A dream is what makes people love life even when it is painful.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.