Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"You're not gonna lose me—I'm just gettin' started."Randle McMurphy
"Cheswick was one of the few men here who still had his courage."Chief Bromden
"The French are defeated, but Russia is not conquered."General Kutuzov
"The greatest courage is in accepting what we cannot change."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"Rebellion against fate is the only force that can create the future."Marius Pontmercy
"Forgiveness is a form of courage."Jean Valjean
"The greatest griefs are the ones we make for ourselves."John the Savage
"Bravery is not a military quality, it is a moral one."General Kutuzov
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."General Kutuzov
"I have something to say about the social order"John the Savage
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it"Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"If you try to resist their domination, they will only press harder."Winston Smith
"I'm a coward about most things."Holden Caulfield
"True courage is action when you are afraid."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger"John the Savage
"The only way to survive is to rebel."Yossarian
"Don't you worry none. An' iff you're in trouble I ain't gonna let nothin' happen to you"George Milton
"I cannot abandon Russia in her time of need"Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"Now don't you worry. He ain't gonna hurt ya."George Milton
"Survival is the greatest victory."Yossarian
"I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly."John the Savage
"I'm not going to fly anymore missions."Yossarian
"I'd probably do it anyway, though."Holden Caulfield
"I'm not running away from my responsibilities. And it isn't as though I'm saying anything new."Yossarian
"Men are not born for defeat."General Kutuzov
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"I'm going to live forever or die in the attempt."Yossarian
"I ain't gonna let 'em hurt you"George Milton
"They can torture you, but they cannot change you. They can burn your body, but they cannot touch your mind."Julia
"They would shoot me, I don't care. But you will save yourself."Julia