Courage

When I became finance minister, they called me Okonjo-Wahala - or 'Trouble Woman.' It means 'I give you hell.' But I don't care what names they call me. I'm a fighter; I'm very focused on what I'm doing, and relentless in what I want to achieve, almost to a fault. If you get in my way, you get kicked.

Trolls must continually feed their bottomless need, so be strong and patiently wait out their fires of hatred for eventually they eat their own.

Theres a remarkable amount of strength residing in those who move forward without being able to physically move. Ones that carry the weight of illness or a disability, they battle wars most know nothing about. They are the true warriors of the world, the ones who have every reason to quit but never do.

Even in that difficult hour when he knew death was imminent, he never indulged in self-pity. He knew intuitively that a person is only a victim if he accepts himself as one.

Susan had told him once that bravery was when you wanted to pee your pants, but you kept fighting.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

Deep Throat's information, and in my view, courage, allowed the newspaper to use what he knew and suspected.

To ‘pretend’ is to say that I’m willing to waste the precious energy that it takes to pretend, and I’m unwilling to cultivate the bravery that it takes to be real. And I am at a complete loss to pretend that either of these aren’t true.

I am surprised nothing has been made of the fact that astronaut Neil Armstrong carried no sidearms when he landed on the moon.

One man with courage makes a majority.

Victory and defeat are but ordinary events in a soldier's career, and why should you give up?

Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.

When it’s not meant to make you up, it’s meant to fake you up. Just say no and act right. Be bold to say “no”.

We can be seized with panic of the fall, or inspired by the potential that lies within the fall.

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.

Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.

The greatest risk is not taking any.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

We learn invaluable life lessons from people whom exhibit courage and grace under extraordinary circumstances.

The power to kill does not come without responsibility.