50 Quotes About Being Brave

In a world that constantly challenges us, bravery stands as one of the most revered virtues. It is the inner strength that propels us to face fears, overcome obstacles, and embrace the unknown with courage and determination. Whether you're embarking on a new journey, confronting personal anxieties, or standing up for what you believe in, a dose of bravery can transform the ordinary into remarkable. This collection of the top 50 quotes about being brave serves as a source of inspiration and encouragement, offering timeless wisdom from those who have walked paths of courage. Join us as we explore these profound insights that remind us of the power and beauty of being brave.

1. “When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” - Billy Graham

2. “Because I'm moved in writing to be irrepressible. Writing to you seems like some holy cause, cause there's not enough female irrepressibility written down. I've fused my silence and repression with the entire female gender's silence and repression. I think the sheer fact of women talking, being, paradoxical, inexplicable, flip, self-destructive but above all else public is the most revolutionary thing in the world.” - Chris Kraus

3. “How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property – either as a child, a wife, or a concubine – must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.” - Winston Churchill

4. “All right then," said the savage defiantly, I'm claiming the right to be unhappy.""Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and impotent; the right to have syphilis and cancer; the right to have too little to eat, the right to be lousy; the right to live in constant apprehension of what may happen tomorrow; the right to catch typhoid; the right to be tortured by unspeakable pains of every kind." There was a long silence."I claim them all," said the Savage at last.” - Aldous Huxley

5. “Heresy is the eternal dawn, the morning star, the glittering herald of the day. Heresy is the last and best thought. It is the perpetual New World, the unknown sea, toward which the brave all sail. It is the eternal horizon of progress.Heresy extends the hospitalities of the brain to a new thought.Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy, a coffin.” - Robert G. Ingersoll

6. “The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.” - Bayard Taylor

7. “So you'll teach me?" Val asked.Ravus nodded agin. "I will make you as terrible as you desire.""I don't want to be - ," she started, but he held up his hand."I know you're very brave," he said."Or stupid.""And stupid. Brave and Stupid." Ravus smiled, but then his smile sagged. "But nothing can stop you from being terrible once you've learned how.” - Holly Black

8. “Who is left in the ghetto is the one man in a thousand in any age, in any culture, who through some mysterious workings of force within his soul will stand in defiance against any master. He is that one human in a thousand whose indomitable spirit will not bow. He is the one man in a thousand whose indomitable spirit cannot bow. He is the one man in a thousand who will not walk quietly to Umschlagplatz. Watch out for him, Alfred Funk, we have pushed him to the wall.” - Leon Uris

9. “No one knows for sure about the future. But if you feel reluctant to plan something about it, then someone with guts would define it for you.” - Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident]

10. “We call our country home of the brave and land of the free, but it's not. We give a false portrayal of freedom. We're not free — if we were, we'd allow people their freedom. Prohibiting something doesn't make it go away. Prostitution is criminal, and bad things happen because it's run illegally by dirt-bags who are criminals. If it's legal, then the girls could have health checks, unions, benefits, anything any other worker gets, and it would be far better.” - Jesse Ventura

11. “Nearly all men have weak hearts, in one way or another.” - Steven J. Carroll

12. “Have faith little one ‘til your hopes and your wishes come true. You must try to be brave.” - The Rescuers

13. “If you dont know learn how to be scared, you'll never really learn how to be brave.” - Simon Holt

14. “Bravery is a willing decision to do what must be done. Fear is a cancer that is cured only by doing what must be done, backed by an intelligent, open mind.” - Corey Aaron Burkes

15. “If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences.” - Criss Jami

16. “She hadn't chosen the brave life. She'd chosen the small, fearful one.” - Ann Brashares

17. “So long as we are brave enough to accept the consequences of our actions, no one can take away our freedom of choice.” - Mike Norton

18. “And it’s all my fault, Gale. Because of what I did in the arena. If I had just killed myself with those berries, none of this would’ve happened. Peeta could have come home and lived, and everyone else would have been safe, too.”“Safe to do what?” he says in a gentler tone. “Starve? Work like slaves? Send their kids to the reaping? You haven’t hurt people – you’ve given them an opportunity. They just have to be brave enough to take it.” - Suzanne Collins

19. “You're a brave, brave girl, Tula" Gaby told her."I know", said the little girl. "I got it from you.” - James Patterson

20. “ليس هناك ما هو أفظع من قهر الأحرار ، فقلوبهم التي تنبض بسلام .. أو تتدفق رحمة تصبح في لحظة اذلال براكين وشواظ من نار ونحاس ..وما الثورات التي تندلع كحرائق مجنونة إلا غضب مقدس يختار فيه الأحرار الفناء من أجل الكرامة ..” - كمال السيد

21. “We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear.” - Veronica Roth

22. “Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave - that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm. And therefore, this courage allows us, as the old men said, to make ourselves useful. It allows us to be generous, which is another way of saying exactly the same thing.” - Marilynne Robinson

23. “The thought of talking about it made Pueblo's gut ache, but then he thought of everything that Amy had been through – not that she'd told him her version yet. She had balls of steel, he thought with a smile. And what did he have? Three pairs of loin cloths going crisp on the radiator.” - Dianna Hardy

24. “A little reckless bravery may end up saving your life.” - Henry Chancellor

25. “There are four things you need to know about war. One, every action requires careful tactics. Two, never lose hope and fight only for what is right. Three, be brave but you don't have to be fearless. And four, be willing to sacrifice.” - Courtney Allison Moulton

26. “Dare to Differ” - Matthew Goldfinger

27. “What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Squeezes, then lets go. His eyes are bloodshot; he is pale. “What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him, struggling against Peter’s grip, though his hands chafe. “What did you do?” I scream. “You die, I die too” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.” - Veronica Roth

28. “You might just be the craziest person I've ever know, but you're also the bravest. - Marcus” - J. Scott Savage

29. “I'm not their hero, but that doesn't mean that I wasn't brave. I never walked the party line, but that doesn't mean that I was never afraid. I'm not your hero, but that doesn't mean we're not one and the same.” - Sara Quin

30. “Master, I'm afraid. I am, truly. This place scares me. At home, I know who I am, what to do. I'm the Warden's daughter, I know where I stand. But this is a dangerous place, full of pitfalls. All my life, I've known it was waiting for me, but now I'm not sure I can face it. They'll want to absorb me, make me one of them, and I won't change. I won't! I want to stay me."Jared sighed and she saw his dark gaze was fixed on the veiled window."Claudia, you're the bravest person I know. And no one will change you. You will rule here, though it won't be easy...” - Catherine Fisher

31. “No matter who you are, big or small, female or man, brave or not brave, you can still be empowered and feel strong.” - Lights Poxlietner

32. “গ্রহণ আর প্রাপ্তি বিশেষ সাহসের বিষয় নয়। সাহস তো প্রমাণিত হয় ত্যাগ ও বিসর্জনে।” - মুহাম্মদ যাইনুল আবিদীন

33. “There are enough cowards in the world without killing a brave creature for so little reason.” - Brian Jacques

34. “Go for it, my heart said, my heart always said.” - Kimberly Novosel

35. “... I'll tell her about Tia. I'll tell her how beautiful she was and how brave. And I'll tell her the most important thing of all: that her mother loved her better than her life.” - Glenda Millard

36. “You’re incredibly brave. And you’re going to make it through this because you have a very strong heart. A heart that is capable of loving so much about life and people in a way you never dreamt a heart could love. And you’re beautiful in here. Your heart is so beautiful and someday someone is going to love that heart like it deserves to be loved.” - Colleen Hoover

37. “I am proud. It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave” - Veronica Roth

38. “She was beginning to realize people could survive most things. Not because thy were brave or strong, but because there wasn't any choice.” - Candice Proctor

39. “Just because there were times you were frightened doesn't mean you weren't brave.” - Christine Brodien-Jones

40. “Without doubt, it is the greatest act of courage that is often the most fearful.” - Christine Brodien-Jones

41. “I like being brave well enough, but I will be a lazy coward again if you think that would be better.” - Peter S. Beagle

42. “My body rises with the water. Instead of kicking my feet to stay abreast of it, I push all the air from my lungs and sink to the bottom. The water muffles my ears. I feel its movement over my face. I think about snorting the water into my lungs so it kills me faster, but I can't bring myself to do it. I blow bubbles from my mouth. Relax. I close my eyes. My lungs burn.” - Veronica Roth

43. “On some such night as this she remembered promising to herself to live as brave and noble a life as any heroine she ever read or heard of in romance, a life sans peur et sans reproche; it had seemed to her then that she had only to will, and such a life would be accomplished. And now she had learnt that not only to will, but also to pray, was a necessary condition in the truly heroic. Trusting to herself, she had fallen.” - Elizabeth Gaskell

44. “Mary Queen of Scots had a little dog, a Skye terrier, that was devoted to her. Moments after Mary was beheaded, the people who were watching saw her skirts moving about and they thought her headless body was trying to get itself to its feet. But the movement turned out to be her dog, which she had carried to the block with her, hidden in her skirts. Mary Stuart is supposed to have faced her execution with grace and courage (she wore a scarlet chemise to suggest she was being martyred), but I don’t think she could have been so brave if she had not secretly been holding tight to her Skye terrier, feeling his warm, silky fur against her trembling skin.” - Elizabeth Wein

45. “Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry.” - Libba Bray

46. “I'll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful.I'll pray, and then I'll sleep.” - Marilynne Robinson

47. “Did I have the courage to forge a path” - Terry Tempest Williams

48. “The most powerful tools of revolution through intention are humility and consciousness.” - Bryant McGill

49. “You must be brave...""Not brave - just different.” - Stephenie Meyer

50. “When life gives you something that makes you feel afraid, that's when life gives you a chance to be brave.” - Lupytha Hermin