Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.

Fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It's the mastery of fear.

-- Arianna Huffington

To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are avidly buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards.

-- John Templeton

Have the courage of your knowledge and experience. If you have formed a conclusion from the facts and if you know your judgment is sound, act on it — even though others may hesitate or differ.

-- Benjamin Graham

Courage begins the difficult deed, but fortune governs its outcome.

-- Democritus

Short selling is intellectually much harder than going long. You need to have a thesis, and you also need the courage to stick with it when things go against you.

-- David Einhorn

Creativity takes courage.

-- Henri Matisse