“Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
Winston Churchill (verified)
“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“When we reflect upon the brutal vices of these salt-water bandits, pirates as shameful as any whom the sea has borne, or recoil from their villainous destruction and cruel deeds, we must also remember the discipline, the fortitude, the comradeship and martial virtues which made them at this period beyond all challenge the most formidable and daring race in the world.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“I may not be as strong as I think. But I know many tricks and I have resolution.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“Grace under pressure.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified, secondary source)“The thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.”
— Ayn Rand (verified)“As I look back on the flight I think two questions have been asked me most frequently. First: Was I afraid? Secondly: What did I wear?”
— Amelia Earhart (verified)“Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.”
— Amelia Earhart (verified)“Without justice courage is weak.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.”
— Albert Einstein (verified)“Intelligence precedes force. Force itself is nothing without intelligence. In the heroic age the leader was the strongest man; with civilization he has become the most intelligent of the brave.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)“Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
— Winston Churchill (unverified)“Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Winston Churchill (unverified)