Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Courage is about learning how to function despite the fear, to put aside your instincts to run or give in completely to the anger born from fear. Courage is about using your brain and your heart when every cell of your body is screaming at your to fight or flee - and then following through on what you believe is the right thing to do.

Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.

You’ve already lost the battle if you’re afraid to fight.

He may not have been born with guts, but he didn't have to die without them.

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark of a brave man to face things that are, and seem, terrible for a man, because it is noble to do so and disgraceful not to do so.

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

As I like to say, take the shot, even if your knees are shaking.

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain.

I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.

I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'

When I'm afraid of something, I'm going at it twice as hard. I don't believe any fear can be conquered by avoiding it.

I've never turned down a fight in my life. Ever.

I refuse to live my life in fear.

it is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear

Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life

Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself.

We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.

Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.

I'm scared of failure all the time. But not scared enough to stop trying.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.