“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure . . . than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”
— Thomas Acquinas
“Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.”
— Winston Churchill
“The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
— Jack London
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”
— Charles H. Spurgeon
“I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”
— Billy Graham
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
— John F. Kennedy
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
— Lao Tzu
“No reserves. No retreats. No regrets.”
— William Borden
“I’m not afraid of failure; I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
— William Carey
“Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”
— Harry S. Truman
“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.”
— Aristotle
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
— Ronald Reagan
“Peace if possible, truth at all costs.”
— Martin Luther
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
— T.S. Eliot
“For the mission’s sake, for our country’s sake, and the sake of the men who carried the Division’s colors in past battles - carry out your mission and keep your honor clean.”
— Jim Mattis
“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.”
— Charles R. Swindoll
“If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don’t want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all.”
— David Livingstone
“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
— Sophocles
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
“This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.”
— Winston Churchill
“Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them. I have always supported measures and principles and not men.”
— Davy Crockett
“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.”
— Helen Keller
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
