Courage Quotes

"We cannot follow Jesus and ignore the suffering around us."

"Our silence in the face of injustice is a form of complicity."

"The truest act of courage is to sacrifice everything for principle and believe in something greater than yourself."

"To follow Jesus is to be a radical. To be a Christian is to be transformed."

"We cannot be neutral on issues of justice. Neutrality favors the oppressor."

"To follow Jesus is to join in the work of healing a broken world."

"We are called to be counter-cultural prophets in a world of conformity."

"You have to live as if you believe something deeply or it won't become real."

"You have permission to take up space in this world."

"Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions."

"You do not have to see the whole staircase to take the first step."

"The most powerful thing we can do is tell the truth."

"It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena."

"Fortune assists the bold."

"Cowards die many times before their death; the brave taste of death but once."

"A king should die standing."

"Bravery is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."

"Even the tiger retreats when facing an overwhelming force; retreat is not defeat, but wisdom."

"Don't be afraid to take a bigger step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"I am convinced that the truest act of courage is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice."

"The most important battles are not fought with weapons, but with conviction."

"Those who oppose us must understand that we will not be silenced."

"If you want to follow Jesus, you have to be willing to give up your stuff."

"Christianity is meant to be a counterculture movement, not a comfortable middle-class religion."

"We are called to bear witness, not to guarantee outcomes."

"To follow Jesus is dangerous; it has always cost everything."

"Courage is doing the right thing even when nobody's watching."

"The path to authenticity runs through vulnerability."