There are few men who know how to go to their deaths with dignity, and often they are not those whom one would expect.

Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.

His [Gen. Douglas MacArthurs] twenty-two medals-thirteen of them for heroism-probably exceeded those of any other figure in American history. He seemed to seek death on battlefields.

Courage is not a virtue or value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

Everyone becomes brave when he observes one who despairs.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes. And those having it in one test never know for sure if they will have it when the next test comes.

Life without the courage for death is slavery.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.