"I feel bad about firing people, but at least I have the courage to do it, " says Lewis.
We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
These words must now be followed by action and I believe that both leaders have the courage to do so.
As we continue to confront strategic challenges and fiscal austerity, my hope for the future is that the sense of duty our servicemembers and their families exhibit every day inspires the leaders of this nation to have the courage to do what is right, to achieve the American Dream, to give our children a better life, and to build a more secure future.
And the question is, are we going to have the courage to take the steps to do something like that, to continue to make those investments?
Many citizens of this country want to do the right thing and have the courage to insist on it.
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If Colombian and American officials do not have the courage to expose the paramilitary groups for what they are, the future is bleak.
Now, like each of them, we must ask, do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?
"In spite of this they have continued to do their jobs with the highest levels of courage and professionalism in circumstances which are not paralleled in any other prison service, " he said.
And former White House chief of staff and current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel lauded his former boss for having "courage to bend the needle of history and did something presidents have tried to do for 60 years, " he said of broadening health care accessibility.
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In an interview with the Associated Press news agency in 2011, Ebert said that bravery and courage "have little to do with it".
People who might not have the courage to stand up or the opportunity to stand up and speak about things that are very delicate and that people do not want to hear.
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"I told her ... you've got the courage, you've got the strength to go do it, so go do it and have fun, " she said.
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