Courage Quotes

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

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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Gordon Moore
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"I've always believed in the power of individuals to change the world."
Steve Wozniak
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"You have to believe in yourself, even when others don't."
Steve Wozniak
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"I wanted to prove that one person could change history."
Steve Wozniak
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"When faced with an impossible problem, break it into smaller, manageable pieces."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"Women pioneers in computing had to be fearless because fear was not an option."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"The women who programmed ENIAC were soldiers in a different kind of war—against limitation itself."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"The computer age required pioneers willing to work in the unknown."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"Progress requires the courage to abandon cherished beliefs."
John von Neumann
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"The best defense against error is not faith but constant questioning."
John von Neumann
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"The advance of knowledge always involves risk and the possibility of error."
John von Neumann
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts."
Donna Dubinsky
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Donna Dubinsky
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"Courage grows each time you choose to act despite your doubt."
Donna Dubinsky
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"You have to pretend you're 100% sure. You have to take action with incomplete information."
Andy Grove
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"Paranoia kept Intel alive through every transition."
Andy Grove
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"The paranoid business owner sees threats others miss."
Andy Grove
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"The cost of inaction often exceeds the cost of wrong action."
Andy Grove
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"You must be willing to make unpopular decisions if they are right."
Andy Grove
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"You must be comfortable being uncomfortable."
Andy Grove
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"You cannot lead where you have never been willing to go first."
Andy Grove
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"Progress comes from those brave enough to challenge conventional wisdom."
Carver Mead
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"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's clear thinking in the presence of fear."
Carver Mead
"If I were to attempt to sum up in a word the characteristic of Ada, I should say it was courage."
Ada Lovelace
"Do not fear. You have within you all the strength you need to accomplish your destiny."
Ada Lovelace
"I do believe that I shall now take the field openly and fearlessly."
Ada Lovelace
"I am resolved to take a step that may alter the whole future course of my life."
Ada Lovelace
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"Fear of failure is often what prevents the greatest innovations."
Gordon Moore
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"True innovation requires the courage to fail publicly and learn from it."
Gordon Moore
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"The future belongs to those who can imagine it and have the courage to build it"
Steve Wozniak