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Brave men are brave from the very first.

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.

People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.

We have perpetrated a myth in our society that being brave means not being afraid, but that's wrong.

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

We are placed in the genus of Homo, which is Latin for man - Homo sapiens: supposedly wise men. I sometimes think - wonder - whether we really are wise men.

Women's courage is rather different from men's. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.