Courage Quotes

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

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"A leader must sometimes make unpopular decisions for the nation's future."
Nikita Khrushchev
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"The will to victory is more powerful than any weapon."
Vo Nguyen Giap
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"The future belongs to those brave enough to fight for it."
Vo Nguyen Giap
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"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstance to meet."
William Halsey
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"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
William Halsey
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"All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them."
William Halsey
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"It is better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a lamb."
William Halsey
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
William Halsey
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"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
William Halsey
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"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
William Halsey
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"Great things never come from comfort zones."
William Halsey
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"Don't wait for opportunity. Create it."
William Halsey
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"No one ever built a statue to honor a critic."
William Halsey
"Courage in leadership means facing difficult truths about one's own position."
Georgy Malenkov
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"A ship is always safest at the shore, but that is not what ships are built for."
Chester Nimitz
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"The Navy has both a responsibility and an opportunity to act aggressively."
Chester Nimitz
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"You must lead from the front with courage and determination."
Chester Nimitz
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."
Chester Nimitz
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"In battle, fortune favors the bold."
Chester Nimitz
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"The greatest victories come from overcoming our doubts."
Chester Nimitz
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"A man of courage inspires courage in others."
Chester Nimitz
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"In the employment of cavalry there must be audacity. Anything done timidly must be done badly"
Hasso von Manstein
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"A general must possess the courage to make decisions when information is incomplete"
Hasso von Manstein
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"In the moment of decision, hesitation is defeat"
Hasso von Manstein
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"A man who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a city."
Chiang Kai-shek
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Chiang Kai-shek
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"The greatest victory is over oneself."
Chiang Kai-shek
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"In the face of defeat, one must find the strength to rise again."
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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"Duty calls to those with the courage to answer."
Tomoyuki Yamashita