“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.”– Nicholas M. Butler Related Quotes “The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.”– Bill Frist “A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”– Mickey Mantle “One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.”– Katherine Anne Porter