"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 "Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties."― Benjamin Banneker "Courage is grace under pressure."― Ernest Hemingway "Courage can’t see around corners but goes around them anyway."― Mignon McLaughlin