Courage Quotes

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

36597 quotes

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"I've been in tougher spots."
Randle McMurphy
C
"I'm tired of being afraid."
Chief Bromden
A
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win."
Atticus Finch
A
"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through."
Atticus Finch
A
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand."
Atticus Finch
A
"Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person I ever knew."
Atticus Finch
D
"Just tell them you're not going to fly anymore missions, and see what happens."
Doc Daneeka
P
"In moments of true crisis, a man discovers who he really is."
Pierre Bezukhov
J
"They could not turn you into a disagreeing machine."
Julia
R
"I'm a gambling man, and I like the odds."
Randle McMurphy
R
"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."
Randle McMurphy
R
"What's the matter with the lot of you? You're acting like a bunch of sheep."
Randle McMurphy
R
"I'd rather be a fool than a coward."
Randle McMurphy
R
"I'm betting everything on one last chance to be myself."
Randle McMurphy
R
"You're not gonna get me to blow up and get all mad just so they can say I'm disturbed."
Randle McMurphy
C
"The Combine is real, and I'm fighting it the only way I know how."
Chief Bromden
A
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand."
Atticus Finch
A
"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through."
Atticus Finch
A
"Mrs. Dubose is the bravest person I ever knew."
Atticus Finch
A
"Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway."
Atticus Finch
Y
"I'm going to live forever, or die in the attempt."
Yossarian
Y
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running TO them."
Yossarian
Y
"He would not go."
Yossarian
W
"If you can feel that staying human is worth while even when it can't and doesn't lead to any external success, you've beaten them."
Winston Smith
J
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
Jean Valjean
R
"You can't advise somebody to be brave if they're not naturally brave."
Randle McMurphy
R
"I'm not just an inmate; I'm a gambler."
Randle McMurphy
R
"A man's got to do what a man's got to do."
Randle McMurphy
A
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try to win."
Atticus Finch
A
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand."
Atticus Finch