Zhu Rongji Quotes

I am not sure I should have dared to start; but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.

Inflexible in faith, invincible in arms.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

I never feared clamor. I have never been afraid of the people, for by them I have always been sustained. And when I have all the truth, argument, fact and reason on my side, clamor nor affront, nor animosities can drive me from my purpose.

I am not the sort of player who runs away.

I am not someone that is going to give up. I just don't do that.

For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man.

A man should stop his ears against paralyzing terror and run the race that is set before him with a single mind.

No one step back, that is the idea.... Fight it out, whatever comes. Let the stars move from the sphere! Let the whole world stand against us!.... What of it? Thus fight! You gain nothing by becoming cowards.... Taking a step backward, you do not avoid any misfortune.

We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is not said: that we shall suffer from cowardice, from cravens or the fear of cravens. Therefore I say that we will go on, and this doom I add: the deeds that we shall do shall be the matter of song until the last days of Arda.

Courage is the resolution to face the unforeseen.

No, I shall not give in. I shall go on. I shall work to the end.

I decided once and for all that I was going to make it or die.

I never give up. Doesn't matter what the score is.

Sometimes you have to understand that you push ahead, there's going to be a lot of flak, there's going to be a lot of dogs barking, but the wagon train moves ahead.

I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop.

Steadfastness should net be confused with stubbornness.

I'm not going to hide, I'm not going to surrender.

General [Zachary] Taylor never surrenders.

I am not better or cleverer than anyone of you. But I remain undaunted, and that is why the leadership belongs to me. In darker moments than the present I did not lose courage—indeed I made still greater sacrifices.

His voice is silent but his courage is not spent.

All of you may be sure that I will not weaken for one moment.

He's in this race until hell freezes over!

The will to never give up and to be fearless. That's what I have.