David Cook Quotes

I am always in awe of people who devote their lives to a good cause and are brave enough to take a stance, though it may be controversial in their time.

There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk everything for their beliefs.

You have to stand and fight for what you believe.

Courage charms us, because it indicates that a man loves an idea better than all things in the world, that he is thinking neither of his bed, nor his dinner, nor his money, but will venture all to put in act the invisible thought of his mind.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfilment.

To me, bravery is to stand up for what you believe in.

When you are convinced your cause is just, you fight for it.

I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it.

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.

Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction.

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me.

I'm willing to throw my body in front of the bus to stop bad ideas.

I'm looking to be shot any time I step out of my car ... If I die, it will be in a good cause. I've been fighting for America just as much as the soldiers in Vietnam.

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a good cause.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

I do not wish to be melodramatic, but at some point I have to say it. If something bad should happen to me, I want you to know that my commitment to what I am doing has been freely contracted, with the joy of knowing that this is precisely what I should be doing at this moment. Fear is constantly present in each one of us, because none of us are movie heroes. But we refuse to accept that fear must condition our actions and prevent us from doing what with a cool head and fervent heart we understand should be done.

A tough guy, to me, stands for something, and he's not afraid to get a beating.

I don't mind fighting as long as it's for a good cause.

There are some things worthy of risking your life for.

I had purpose in my heart that I would stand up for the truth regardless of what I might lose in life.

What makes a heroine? I think I can answer that. A heroine is a woman who risks going too far in order to find out how far one can go for a cause greater than herself.

To do an evil action is base; to do a good action without incurring danger is common enough; but it is the part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks every thing.