Famous Quotes

"My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage."

Clay Aiken on Courage

More quotes about Courage

• "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."

  Steve Jobs on Courage

• "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'"

  Eleanor Roosevelt on Courage

• "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

  Nelson Mandela on Courage

• "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

  Winston Churchill on Courage

• "There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

  Ronald Reagan on Courage

More quotes by Clay Aiken

• "I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here."

• "My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage."

• "I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life."

• "If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others."

• "I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities."