"Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.“


-John Milius

posted in courage


Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave."

-John Milius

respectView Quote
"Everybody's a filmmaker today."

-John Milius

moviesView Quote
"Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language."

-John Milius

learningView Quote
"How sweet it is!"

-Jackie Gleason

migrate3View Quote
"We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack."

-Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

migrate3View Quote
"It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week."

-Laurence J. Peter

migrate3View Quote

More Quotes About courage

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights."

-Megawati Sukarnoputri

courageView Quote
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence."

-William Boetcker

courageView Quote
"I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage."

-Dame Edith Evans

courageView Quote
"There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge."

-Patrick Campbell

courageView Quote
"Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow."

-Alexandre Vinet

courageView Quote
"There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage."

-Bill Hunter

courageView Quote