Courage Quotes

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

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"I believe in taking risks."
Gilda Radner
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"You can't control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to it."
Carol Burnett
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"Your voice matters, so don't be afraid to use it."
Carol Burnett
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"The most important thing is to acknowledge when you're wrong and to have courage to change."
Lily Tomlin
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"There's nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and realizing you played it safe."
Lily Tomlin
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"I've always believed that you have to be willing to look silly to do something worthwhile."
Lily Tomlin
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"I believe in the power of saying what you actually think."
Lily Tomlin
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"The world needs more people willing to be vulnerable and real."
Lily Tomlin
"I've made a career out of saying what everyone's thinking but afraid to say."
Don Rickles
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"I wanted to be an actress, and I had to fight my shyness to do it. I'm still shy, but I've learned to channel it into my work."
Gilda Radner
"I want my epitaph to say 'She tried' - that's all any of us can do."
Phyllis Diller
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the absence of self."
Mort Sahl
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"The only real failure is the failure to try."
Mort Sahl
"Don't wait for the perfect moment; create it yourself."
Goldie Hawn
"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's action despite fear."
Goldie Hawn
"Courage is a muscle that strengthens with use."
Goldie Hawn
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Gracie Allen
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"If you're not failing, you're not taking enough risks."
Gracie Allen
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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
Gracie Allen
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Gracie Allen
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"Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway."
Gracie Allen
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"Don't let life intimidate you."
Gilda Radner
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"The world needs your weird. Don't hide it."
Gilda Radner
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"The only failure is not trying."
Gilda Radner
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"You have permission to take up space."
Gilda Radner
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"Your voice deserves to be heard."
Gilda Radner
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, it's action despite fear."
Gilda Radner
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"Life rewards the brave."
Gilda Radner
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"If you attack the established order, you will be destroyed by it."
Mort Sahl
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"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's being terrified and doing it anyway."
Mort Sahl