Courage Quotes

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

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"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin."
Lily Tomlin
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"The most important thing is the thing you're most afraid of."
Lily Tomlin
"Confidence is contagious, but so is lack of confidence."
Fred Allen
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Fred Allen
"Don't be afraid to fail - it's how you learn."
Fred Allen
"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear."
Fred Allen
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Fred Allen
"I spent my life being told that my laugh was too loud, but I decided the world could use more laughing and less thinking."
Phyllis Diller
"I've been asked to do a lot of things in my life, but the most important has been to just show up."
Phyllis Diller
"The only way to get rid of my fears is to turn them into something funny."
Phyllis Diller
"I'd rather fail than not try at all"
George Burns
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"The difference between being alive and truly living is showing up."
Gilda Radner
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"I believe in the power of saying yes to things that scare you."
Gilda Radner
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"Your voice matters, even if it shakes when you use it."
Gilda Radner
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"I believe in showing up, even when you're afraid."
Gilda Radner
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"I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done."
Gracie Allen
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Fred Allen
"Courage is grace under pressure."
Fred Allen
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"I've been called a lot of names for this, but I don't regret saying the things I've said."
Mort Sahl
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"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."
Jack Benny
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"The only real failure is the failure to try."
Jack Benny
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"I would rather fail doing something than succeed doing nothing."
Jack Benny
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"
Phyllis Diller
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."
Phyllis Diller
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
Phyllis Diller
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"You have to be willing to fall on your face and look ridiculous to be truly funny."
Gilda Radner
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"The only failure is not trying at all."
Gilda Radner
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"You have to be willing to look foolish if you ever want to do anything original."
Gilda Radner
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"You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed at anything meaningful."
Gilda Radner
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"I think the world is a better place when people are brave enough to be themselves."
Gilda Radner