William Barr Quotes

It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger.

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.

Heroism is a matter of choice.

Every Medal of Valor recipient has confronted life-threatening danger. Each had their fight-or-flight moment. But each one stood their ground for our safety. We hold them up as examples to other first responders - and to all Americans.

Valor' is a word we don't commonly hear. People can show courage and bravery confronting many different challenges in life. But 'valor' connotes willingly putting oneself in mortal danger to protect others.

Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.

Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.

Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism.

There's a scene I particularly like in 'Betrayed' where Shane has been shot in the side. Yet he drives to a small airport, checks out the Rockfort plane and flies himself and Elena to safety. Only when he knows they are out of danger does he allow himself to sit down on the couch and admit he's injured - to a horrified Elena.

Heroism is endurance for one moment more.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of men and women protect and serve, often putting their own lives at risk.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.

We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93 who laid down their lives to save others, including almost certainly those of us in the U.S. Capitol.

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.

Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.

We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral.

Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.