Courage Quotes

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

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"One must be willing to risk greatly to gain greatly."
August Belmont Jr.
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"The man who fears failure has already failed."
August Belmont Jr.
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"A man should be willing to stake his reputation on his convictions."
August Belmont Jr.
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"In times of economic uncertainty, those with vision and courage rise above the masses."
William Rockefeller
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"True innovation requires the courage to question what everyone assumes is true."
William Rockefeller
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"The greatest risk in business is not financial loss, but moral bankruptcy."
William Rockefeller
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the determination to act despite it."
Jacob Schiff
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"The world changes for those brave enough to challenge the status quo."
Jacob Schiff
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"Courage is found not in the absence of doubt, but in action despite it."
Jacob Schiff
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"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Abraham Kuhn
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."
Abraham Kuhn
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"The man who fears loss cannot achieve great gains."
August Belmont Sr.
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"In matters of principle, compromise is not negotiation; it is surrender."
August Belmont Sr.
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"Every generation faces the choice between comfort and principle."
August Belmont Sr.
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"Risk is the price of progress; without it, there is only stagnation."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"Courage in commerce is the willingness to risk failure for the possibility of success."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I have learned that strength is not in the absence of fear, but in action despite it."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
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"I have learned that the best investments are made when others are fearful."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Solomon Loeb
"Courage grows with each brave act."
Solomon Loeb
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but mastery over it."
Otto Kahn
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"Doubt is the assassin of ambition."
Otto Kahn
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"Risk and reward are partners in the dance of progress."
Otto Kahn
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"Society advances when pioneers accept the derision of the timid."
Otto Kahn
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Face your fears and they lose their power."
Julius Rosenthal
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it through discipline."
August Belmont Jr.
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"The measure of a person's character is not found in moments of comfort, but in how they respond when the world becomes difficult."
Abraham Kuhn
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"The greatest risks are often taken by those bold enough to imagine what others cannot."
Jacob Schiff
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"A life of principle may cost you money, but it will never cost you your integrity."
Jacob Schiff