The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence

Quote by Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

Topics: Character Quotes, Imagination Quotes, Individuality Quotes

Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.

Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're...

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're...

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a...

Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a...

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut...

Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut...

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it...

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it...

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

It is impossible to put into words the quiet strength and incredible courage Dana Reeve...

It is impossible to put into words the quiet strength and incredible courage Dana Reeve...

Courage is not merely a virtue; it is the virtue. Without it, there are no...

Courage is not merely a virtue; it is the virtue. Without it, there are no...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety.

Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it....

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it....

You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the...

You must be willing to protect yourself and what you cherish, no matter what the...