Emily Dickinson Quotes

[Courage] arises in a great measure from the consciousness of strength . . .

One wonders that there can be found a man courageous enough to occupy the post. It is a matter of meditation. Having given it a few minutes I come to the conclusion in the serenity of my heart and the peace of my conscience that he must be either an extreme megalomaniac or an utterly unconscious being.

Courage and confidence are practical necessities . . . courage is the practical form of being true to existence, of being true to truth, and confidence is the practical form of being true to one’s own consciousness.

'White Material' is about courage and craziness.

Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, 'I'm not sure.'

No, I was never afraid.

People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.

I'm not frightened of a bit of silence.

I really have no fear.

Of all the things I am and am not, I know that I'm not afraid.

I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.

I am not afraid of the word tension.

The brave man braves nothing, nor knows he of his bravery.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.

Be willing to face life squarely and get down beneath the surface of life where the verities and realities are to be found.

I am not a saint or a cripple, I am not a wound; now I will see whether I am a coward.

There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve, then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts on tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us.

It is bad for the soul to know itself a coward, it is apt to take refuge in mere wordy violence.

Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work, a future. To be courageous, is not necessarily to go anywhere or do anything except to make conscious those things we already feel deeply and then to live through the unending vulnerabilities of those consequences.

Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.

What is fear but courage's shadow?

You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.

The key is your thoughts and feelings, and you have been holding the key in your hand all of your life.

There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.

It is courage based on confidence, not daring, and it is confidence based on experience.