Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"Courage is found in those who challenge the established methods when truth demands it."Edward Jenner
"Courage in science means admitting when we are wrong and changing course accordingly."Edward Jenner
"Courage finds its fullest expression in standing for truth against the weight of tradition."Edward Jenner
"Breakthroughs come from bold thinking."James Watson
"Science demands courage to challenge the status quo."James Watson
"I never want to work on behalf of an enemy of my country again."Lise Meitner
"One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man."Lise Meitner
"We must have courage, not to be conquerors, but to be builders."Lise Meitner
"One must have the courage to follow one's convictions."Lise Meitner
"One must never compromise on matters of principle."Lise Meitner
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."Lise Meitner
"One must be willing to stand alone for what is right."Lise Meitner
"The future belongs to those who can imagine it and work toward it with courage."James Lovelock
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite understanding the danger."James Lovelock
"I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions, and into actions which bring results."Florence Nightingale
"The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm."Florence Nightingale
"There are painful duties and there are pleasant ones. To refuse the painful ones is to run away from life itself."Florence Nightingale
"To be a nurse requires not just knowledge but the courage to act upon it."Florence Nightingale
"A woman of purpose can move mountains if she has the courage to begin."Florence Nightingale
"Every action we take is an expression of who we are becoming."Humberto Maturana
"Courage is acting despite fear, not the absence of fear."Humberto Maturana
"I believe that the courage to pursue an unpopular truth is the highest form of integrity."Chien-Shiung Wu
"Success is not final, and failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."Chien-Shiung Wu
"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves."Lise Meitner
"One cannot do good science while harboring fear of what others might think."Lise Meitner
"I have always maintained that a scientist's first obligation is to truth, regardless of the consequences."Lise Meitner
"The greatest discoveries come when we stop being afraid to look foolish."James Watson
"One must have the audacity to challenge what everyone assumes is settled."James Watson
"The courage to be wrong in pursuit of being right is the scientist's virtue."James Watson
"The scientific approach is to ask an impertinent question, and you are not entitled to avoid it by hiding behind unjustified authority."Francis Crick