Courage Quotes

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

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"He that cannot look danger in the face with steady eye and beating heart, is not the man for great achievements."
Andrew Carnegie
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"A man of courage does not hesitate to take unpopular stands when he believes them to be right."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The person who doesn't make a mistake has stopped trying."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Fortune requires courage, not just luck."
John D. Rockefeller
"One must have the courage to contradict the past."
Pierre Boulez
"Doubt is the companion of all serious artistic work."
Pierre Boulez
"The future of art depends on those willing to risk failure."
Pierre Boulez
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"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
John Cage
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"If someone says 'Can you do this?' you say 'Yes' and you figure out how to do it later."
John Cage
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"Vulnerability is not a weakness. It is honesty."
John Cage
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"Courage is required to create what has never been heard before"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"I compose for those brave enough to listen differently"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Innovation requires courage to challenge conventional ways of thinking and creating."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Believe in yourself and others will too."
Yoko Ono
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"I don't care what people think of me. I care about what I think of myself."
Yoko Ono
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"Sometimes, you have to be brave enough to stand alone."
Yoko Ono
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"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's action despite fear."
Laurie Anderson
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"The only true failure is not trying."
Laurie Anderson
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"Fear is just an obstacle; courage is moving through it."
Yoko Ono
"Courage is continuing when the algorithm suggests you stop."
Ryoji Ikeda
"Courage is the vibration of a soul refusing to harmonize with fear."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Fear is just an invitation to grow."
Jon Hopkins
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Jon Hopkins
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"The only way out is through."
Arca
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"I am not afraid of being broken."
Arca
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"I choose to feel everything."
Arca
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"I choose radical authenticity."
Arca
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"Fear dissolves in the face of action."
Arca
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"I am unapologetically myself."
Arca