Definition of Audacity

Audacity

Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.

Related Definitions:

Confidence, Contempt, Daring, Implying, Impudence, Law, Moral, Of, Or, Presumptuous, Reckless, Resolution, Spirit

Audacity Quotations

The first quality that is needed is audacity.
Winston Churchill

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Success is the child of audacity.
Benjamin Disraeli

Obama had the audacity to say, 'I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States.' Ladies and gentlemen, torture in the United States has always been illegal.
Rush Limbaugh

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
Jean Cocteau

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
John Dewey

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
Karl Von Clausewitz

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
Karl Von Clausewitz

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
Christian Nestell Bovee

Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
Pliny the Elder

I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot more than that to stop me from doing it. I started Foo Fighters because I didn't want to retreat.
Dave Grohl

This administration in Washington... clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need but it's the most qualified to make essential decisions for every American in every area. That mix of arrogance and audacity that guides the Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American.
Rick Perry

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
Publilius Syrus

Audacity, more audacity, always audacity.
Georges Jacques Danton

The Hollies, after I left in 1968, had the audacity, the gall, to have three number one records after I left. Thanks a lot, guys.
Graham Nash

The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece.
Gregg Allman

These people have elevated audacity to symphonic and operatic levels. The Florida Supreme Court relied on new law to resolve the election dispute down there.
Vincent Bugliosi

There are few performers who would have had the audacity to even bring up the fact that they had been poorly reviewed.
Sandra Bernhard

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Audacity Translations

audacity in French is audace
audacity in German is Verwegenheit
audacity in Italian is audacia, audacia
audacity in Spanish is audacia, audacia

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