"Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared." ― Eddie Rickenbacker Topic(s): Courage More From Eddie Rickenbacker "The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence." More In Courage "I took my courage in both hands and went to the Laundromat to do my washing. I had to use three machines."― Julie Doucet "A man of great common sense and good taste – meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage."― George Bernard Shaw "A man of character in peace is a man of courage in war."― Charles Wilson