There are many different kinds of brave. There is the bravery of thinking of others before yourself.
(~ Mrs Darling, from the Peter Pan movie)

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. 

(~Lance Armstrong)

Not long ago, sailors believe that the seas were precipitous, that compasses could point out spots where, beyond, there'd be dragons. I wondered about the explorers who'd sailed their ships to the end of the world. How terrified they must have been when they ricked falling over the edge; how amazed to discover instead, places they had seen only in their dreams.
(~Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care)

He says, "You are very brave."

She lowers the bucket. "What is your name?"

He tells her. She says, "When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don't you do the same?"

He says, "Not in years. But today. Today maybe I did."
(~Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See, p. 469)

"Look, Nicky!" Kate shouted excitedly, pointing out the open window. "Horatio's jumped all the way to the top of that tree and is having robin for breakfast!"

Nick looked out the window. There was only a big white cat among the crabapple blossoms where the fat little robin had been singing.

"Who dares, wins, Kate." Nick said.
(Ted Bell, Nick of Time, p. 81)

"Tell your  mother, Nicholas. Why you're always so afraid of being frightened? It is the most natural feeling a boy can have."

Nick cast his eyes at the rain-streaked kitchen window, struggling to keep his emotions in check.

"Because I think a boy is not supposed to be afraid! The boys I read about in books are never afraid of anything! But I was afraid out there today, twice! Twice in one day!"

"You're not a boy in a book, son, you're just a normal boy... I think you're a very brave boy, Nicholas McIver," Emily said, giving him a brief peck on the top of his head, "But brave boys don't get to be brave men unless they're a bit clever, too. Be clever enough to be afraid when you need to be, won't you, Nick?"
(~Ted Bell, Nick of Time, p. 15)