Courage Quotes

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

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"Innovation requires courage to abandon what has always been done."
Harvey Firestone
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"Progress is not made by the cautious; it is made by the bold."
Harvey Firestone
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"The man who never makes a mistake is the man who never tries anything new."
Harvey Firestone
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"A leader must be willing to make unpopular decisions for the right reasons."
Harvey Firestone
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"Fear of failure has prevented more success than actual failure ever has."
Owen D. Young
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"A leader must have the courage to admit when he is wrong."
Owen D. Young
"A man is bound to make himself miserable if he works on the assumption that he is only half as good as his neighbors."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the presence of it."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal—it is the courage to continue that counts."
James Cash Penney
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"Fear of competition is the death of innovation."
James Cash Penney
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"The danger is not failure; it is settling for mediocrity."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The future is created by those willing to challenge the present."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"We must give people permission to fail in service of learning."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"Progress demands sacrifice and commitment to something greater than oneself."
Owen D. Young
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"Every great achievement was once considered impossible."
Walter Chrysler
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"I have never regretted the risks I took; I have only regretted the ones I didn't."
Walter Chrysler
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"The only true failure is the failure to try."
Walter Chrysler
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"Persistence in the face of failure is the hallmark of true innovation."
George Eastman
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"What others see as impossible, entrepreneurs see as opportunity."
George Eastman
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"To succeed, one must be willing to fail repeatedly."
George Eastman
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"True innovation requires the courage to be unconventional."
George Eastman
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"I have always seen setbacks as setups for comebacks."
George Eastman
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"Those who doubt their ability to change the world rarely do."
George Eastman
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"Capital is not just money - it is courage and faith."
Harvey Firestone
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"The man who has never made a mistake will never try anything new."
Harvey Firestone
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Harvey Firestone
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"The future belongs to those brave enough to reimagine what is possible."
Owen D. Young
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"In the face of adversity, character is revealed and forged."
Owen D. Young
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"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome"
Guglielmo Marconi
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"The man who fears failure will never know success"
Guglielmo Marconi