Courage Quotes

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

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"Those who innovate must be prepared to defend their innovations against jealousy and mockery."
Richard Arkwright
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"To be truly successful, one must be willing to make decisions that invite criticism."
Richard Arkwright
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"The future respects those who have the courage to make it, not those who merely predict it."
Richard Arkwright
"To improve upon what exists requires both vision and the courage to challenge the status quo."
Jedediah Strutt
"The difference between a good craftsman and a great one is the latter's willingness to fail in pursuit of perfection."
Jedediah Strutt
"Despair is the luxury of those who refuse to act."
Matthew Boulton
"Men of genius differ not in their dreams, but in their determination to realize them."
Matthew Boulton
"The world advances through the courage of those who dare to begin."
Matthew Boulton
"A man who has never failed has never truly attempted anything worthy."
Matthew Boulton
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"Be not afraid to entertain an unorthodox idea, for it may be the only way to progress."
John Wanamaker
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"I would rather be ashes than dust."
John Wanamaker
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"Think like a king. A king is not afraid of anything."
John Wanamaker
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"The man who has made no enemies has made no mark."
John Wanamaker
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"Innovation requires courage to abandon the familiar."
Marshall Field
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"Courage is facing fear."
Marshall Field
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"Innovation requires not just imagination, but the courage to build what others deem impossible."
George Stephenson
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"Difficulties are but opportunities in disguise."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The foundation of all progress is the courage to question what others accept without examination."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"I have always maintained that the impossible is merely the untried."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"I have always maintained that a man must be willing to risk failure in order to achieve greatness."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Innovation requires both courage and humility."
Jedediah Strutt
"The true inventor is humble before nature and bold before convention."
Jedediah Strutt
"To persist in improvement when others would accept mediocrity—that is courage."
Jedediah Strutt
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"One must be willing to invest heavily in innovation, or be left behind by those who do."
Richard Arkwright
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"The industrial age demands a new kind of courage—the courage to embrace the unknown."
Richard Arkwright
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"One must be prepared to invest everything in the moment of opportunity."
Richard Arkwright
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"One must be willing to stake everything on one's convictions, or have no convictions worth holding."
Richard Arkwright
"The path to innovation is paved with failures; do not fear the stumble."
Matthew Boulton
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"The man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
John Wanamaker
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"The man who fears change fears the future; the man who embraces it creates it."
John Wanamaker