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