Courage Quotes

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

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"Be courageous in your convictions."
Larry King
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Rachel Maddow
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"Courage inspires others."
Rachel Maddow
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"Courage is required to challenge conventional wisdom."
Fareed Zakaria
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"I do not believe that any discovery of fact, however spectacular, will ever persuade me to bow down before an imaginary power."
Christopher Hitchens
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"The person who relies on the approval of others is like a ship without a compass."
Christopher Hitchens
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"One should be suspicious of any ideology that requires you to suppress your doubts."
Christopher Hitchens
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"The person who has never had a doubt about his fundamental beliefs has never really examined them."
Christopher Hitchens
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"The person who is never angry at injustice has already accepted it."
Christopher Hitchens
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"The person who has everything has nothing to lose and therefore nothing to fear."
Christopher Hitchens
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Walter Matthau
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"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Walter Matthau
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"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
Walter Matthau
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"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Walter Matthau
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Walter Matthau
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"You don't have to be a certain age or background to make a difference; you just have to care deeply enough to try."
Marie Colvin
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"If you're not willing to risk your life for what you believe in, then what are you really saying about your values?"
Marie Colvin
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"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's the decision to act despite your fear."
Marie Colvin
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"I have learned that danger is sometimes the price of truth."
Marie Colvin
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"The courage you need is not the absence of doubt, but action despite your doubts."
Marie Colvin
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"In the face of tragedy, documentation is a form of defiance."
Marie Colvin
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"I refuse to accept the excuse that something is too dangerous to cover. That's when it matters most."
Marie Colvin
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"I have learned that courage is not about being unafraid. It's about being afraid and acting anyway."
Marie Colvin
"I have always liked people who were not afraid of themselves."
Hunter S. Thompson
"Brutality is the first refuge of a coward, but eloquence demands expertise."
Hunter S. Thompson
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"Fear is the price of bearing witness. Courage is choosing to pay it anyway."
James Foley
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"The work that matters most is the work that scares you most."
James Foley
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"Courage is not the absence of fear. It is love stronger than fear."
James Foley
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"Fear of judgment has silenced more truth than judgment itself ever did."
James Foley
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"To tell truth in the face of power requires more than words. It requires presence."
James Foley