Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"Curiosity without courage produces nothing. You must risk being wrong."Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"I believe that excellence is the best form of rebellion against low expectations."Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."Grace Hopper
"If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission."Grace Hopper
"We should have had the courage of our convictions from the very beginning."Grace Hopper
"It's often easier to ask for forgiveness than permission."Grace Hopper
"It is really quite fashionable to have failed."Grace Hopper
"We didn't know it was impossible, so we just did it."Grace Hopper
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."Grace Hopper
"Women are as capable as men in all fields of scientific inquiry."Vera Rubin
"The greatest discoveries often come from questioning what everyone assumes is true."Vera Rubin
"Women have as much right to unlock the universe's secrets as anyone."Vera Rubin
"Knowledge grows from the courage to ask questions that make others uncomfortable."Vera Rubin
"I became a voice for women in science because silence was not an option."Vera Rubin
"I chose to study what everyone said was impossible; that is where all discoveries live."Vera Rubin
"I spent my career proving that women belong at every level of scientific inquiry."Vera Rubin
"To be honest about the universe and our place in it requires intellectual courage."Richard Dawkins
"I've never understood why being a woman should limit what you can achieve in science."Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"I've never regretted choosing curiosity over comfort."Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"I've never regretted choosing the path less traveled."Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"I've spent my life proving that barriers are meant to be overcome."Jocelyn Bell Burnell
"The man who makes no mistakes does not try anything new."George Washington Carver
"The form of my protest will be to send my resignation."Alan Turing
"It is a nature of human soul to fear the darkness and to find comfort in light."Rachel Carson
"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace."Rachel Carson
"Sailing around the world is one of the things that most people think is too difficult for them. But it can be done."Grace Hopper
"If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. You will get forgiveness, but you will never get permission."Grace Hopper
"People often ask me, why did you want to do that? Because nobody had done it before."Grace Hopper
"I think we should all be a little less afraid of the future."Grace Hopper
"The world needs people who are willing to challenge the status quo."Grace Hopper