Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

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"The greatest acts of courage often look like ordinary decisions to ordinary people."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"I am not brave; I am merely angry."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"I am tired of all the compromises."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"I will not be afraid to speak my truth, though all the world be against me."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Life demands participation, not observation."
Fannie Hurst
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Fannie Hurst
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to act despite it."
Amy Lowell
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
O. Henry
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"The universe rewards those who have the courage to try."
O. Henry
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"I would rather be ashes than dust."
Jack London
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"To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering."
Jack London
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"The greatest thing in life is having the courage to be yourself."
Jack London
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"The man who has the courage to face life is the man who lives."
Jack London
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"I have not feared to be thought a fool."
Jack London
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"I will not go gentle into that good night."
Jack London
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"Life rewards those who dare to question the established order."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the decision to act despite it."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Obedience is not the highest virtue in a human being—it is the virtue of slaves."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Progress is not automatic. Freedom is not free. Justice is not natural. These must be fought for."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"I have a rendezvous with death and I will keep it."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"I have loved truly, even when it cost me everything."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"I have never felt more alive than when facing my deepest fears."
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"The bird that would soar above the level plain must have strong wings."
Kate Chopin
"Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how."
Fannie Hurst
"Be brave. Take chances. Nothing in the world is worth doing unless it takes all your courage."
Fannie Hurst
"Vulnerability is not weakness; it is courage."
Fannie Hurst
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"There is one thing that the American people always rise up and do--when they get ready."
Upton Sinclair
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"The most heroic word in all languages is revolution."
Upton Sinclair
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"The greatest battles are fought in the mind."
Upton Sinclair
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
O. Henry