Courage Quotes

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

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"You have to be willing to be uncomfortable to tell the truth."
Marie Colvin
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"The best stories are often the ones those in authority don't want told."
Seymour Hersh
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"Truth-telling is an act of resistance in systems built on deception."
Seymour Hersh
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"Whistleblowers are often the most patriotic people in any institution."
Seymour Hersh
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"Real authority fears questions more than it fears weapons."
Seymour Hersh
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"Reporters must be willing to lose access to tell important stories."
Seymour Hersh
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"Moral courage is more valuable to journalism than any other quality."
Seymour Hersh
"Buy the ticket, take the ride."
Hunter S. Thompson
"In a time of madness, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
Hunter S. Thompson
"The struggle to remain true to yourself is the most important battle you'll ever fight."
Hunter S. Thompson
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"We are all responsible for shaping the world we live in."
Fareed Zakaria
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite fear."
Fareed Zakaria
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Walter Matthau
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"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."
Walter Matthau
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"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear."
Walter Matthau
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"The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them."
Walter Matthau
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"The only failure is not trying."
Walter Matthau
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"A man who has no enemies is a man who has stood for nothing."
Tom Wolfe
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"The greatest courage is the courage to be ordinary in an extraordinary world."
Tom Wolfe
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"Fear is the enemy of truth. A journalist must overcome it to report what matters most."
James Foley
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"The world needs witnesses. It needs people willing to go where others won't to tell stories that must be told."
James Foley
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"Tell the story that needs to be told, not the one that's easy to tell."
James Foley
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"Danger is real, but silence is deadlier. Go where the story is."
James Foley
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"The world's tragedies deserve witnesses. Be one."
James Foley
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"Refuse to be complicit through silence. Journalism is an act of resistance."
James Foley
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"Fear will tell you not to go. Go anyway. That's where the truth is."
James Foley
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"Truth-telling requires courage, but the cost of silence is higher."
James Foley
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"Report the story that no one else is willing to report. That's where you matter most."
James Foley
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"Stop asking for permission."
Larry King
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"The person who doesn't make mistakes is not trying hard enough."
Larry King