Quotes for Courage

“By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future.”

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

“Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.”

“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.”

“It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”

“What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.”

“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.”

“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.”

“Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.”

“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.”

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”