Quotes & Sayings About Overcoming Cowardice

There is no doubt that these legendary gentlemen were capable of experiencing, even to an intense degree, the sensation of fear
otherwise they would have been much calmer, and would ot have made the sense of danger into a necessity of their nature. No, but overcoming their own cowardice
that of course, was what tempted them. A ceaseless reveling in victory and the awareness that no one can be victorious over you
that was what attracted them. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I can tell you that the comfort zone has many upsides. It may be associated with sloth and cowardice and any number of paralyzing, irrational phobias. It may be a dark abyss where misunderstood people lie around in fading recliners listening to outdated music. But I'm convinced that, when handled responsibly, the comfort zone can be as useful and productive as a well-oiled industrial zone. I am convinced that excellence comes not from overcoming limitations but from embracing them. At least that's what I'd say if I were delivering a TED Talk. I'd never say such a douchy thing in private conversation. — Meghan Daum

That cowardice is incorrigible which the love of power cannot overcome. — Charles Caleb Colton