Courage Quotes

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

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"Great achievements are birthed from great risks. The timid inherit nothing."
Collis P. Huntington
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"A man should be judged not by the obstacles he faced, but by the manner in which he overcame them."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the failure to attempt."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The man who waits for certainty will spend his life waiting."
Collis P. Huntington
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"The man who follows the crowd will never arrive anywhere first."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Progress requires courage to challenge the established order."
Leland Stanford
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"Great enterprises are not born of timidity, but of bold vision."
Leland Stanford
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"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
John Jacob Astor
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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear."
John Jacob Astor
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"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."
John Jacob Astor
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"Great things never came from comfort zones."
John Jacob Astor
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"Those who dare to act are the ones who shape history."
John Jacob Astor
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"Fortune favors those who dare to act."
William Astor
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
William Astor
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"Courage is the foundation of all virtue."
William Astor
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"The storm tests the strength of the vessel; adversity tests the strength of character."
Stephen Girard
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"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."
Stephen Girard
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"The world belongs to those with the courage to claim it ethically."
Stephen Girard
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"The man who never fails never truly attempts."
Stephen Girard
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"In the crucible of adversity, character is forged."
Stephen Girard
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"The greatest courage is found not in the loudest voice, but in the quiet conviction of principle."
William K. Vanderbilt
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"True courage whispers when others are shouting."
William K. Vanderbilt
"Progress is not made by the timid or the fearful."
Charles Crocker
"The future is built by those willing to take calculated risks."
Charles Crocker
"Those who dare greatly often achieve greatly."
Charles Crocker
"To leave a mark, you must be willing to stand out."
Charles Crocker
"To make a difference, you must be willing to sacrifice comfort."
Charles Crocker
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to act despite it."
Mark Hopkins
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the resolve to act despite it."
William Astor
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"Those who wait for perfect conditions will never accomplish anything."
Collis P. Huntington