Courage Quotes

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

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"The greatest tragedy is when silence becomes complicity."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Silence can be golden, but it can also be complicit."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
"Fear is just an emotion; courage is the choice to act anyway."
Audrey Hepburn
"I've learned that vulnerability is not weakness but profound courage."
Audrey Hepburn
"I've learned that letting go is sometimes the bravest thing we do."
Audrey Hepburn
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"The stage demands absolute commitment from those who dare to tread its boards."
Laurence Olivier
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"To act is to be willing to fail publicly in pursuit of truth."
Laurence Olivier
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"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself"
Charlie Chaplin
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"Fear is stupid. So are regrets."
Marilyn Monroe
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"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
Harry Truman
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"I've always felt that the real test of a man's mettle is not what he does in the moments of comfort, but what he does in the moments of controversy."
Harry Truman
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"It is in the American character to take a flyer."
Harry Truman
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"I'm going to fight hard. I'm going to give them hell."
Harry Truman
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"I have nothing to lose except my life, and I've already lost that to the service of my country."
Harry Truman
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"I am convinced that courage is the most essential of all virtues."
Harry Truman
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"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."
Ronald Reagan
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"Heroes may not be braver than ordinary men, but they are brave five minutes longer."
Ronald Reagan
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"The future doesn't belong to the lighthearted. It belongs to the brave."
Ronald Reagan
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"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they ever made a difference in the world. But the Marines don't have that problem."
Ronald Reagan
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"I have always believed that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather an assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Ronald Reagan
"Remember, if you don't fail, you're not even trying."
Audrey Hepburn
"Never be afraid to be different; it's what makes you remarkable."
Audrey Hepburn
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"The only one I'm concerned with whether I succeed or fail is myself."
James Dean
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"Rebellion is the only way to respond to tyranny."
James Dean
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"Acting is standing naked in front of the world."
James Dean
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"I don't fear failure; I fear not trying."
James Dean
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"Fear is just an opportunity to be brave."
James Dean
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"The person who runs away from his responsibilities is a coward, but the person who faces them is truly brave."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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"A person who is afraid to fail has already failed, for they have not tried."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
Charlie Chaplin