Courage Quotes

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

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"Life requires courage, music gives you wings."
Jimi Hendrix
"Courage is acting despite your fear, not without it."
Jimi Hendrix
"Play what you feel, not what the paper tells you."
Charlie Parker
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"It takes real courage to be kind in a world that rewards the opposite."
Elvis Presley
"Fear is just an invitation to be brave."
Duke Ellington
"To create something meaningful, you must be willing to be vulnerable and take risks."
John Coltrane
"The artist must be willing to fail spectacularly in pursuit of something worthwhile."
John Coltrane
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"You have to be willing to make mistakes to find out who you are."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"There's nothing to be afraid of if you know who you are."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"The courage to be yourself is the greatest courage."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"I've learned that life rewards the bold."
Ella Fitzgerald
"Don't think about things, just do them."
Miles Davis
"You have to have courage to be an artist."
Miles Davis
"Don't be afraid to make mistakes."
Miles Davis
"Never apologize for your artistic choices."
Miles Davis
"I always believed if you put in the work, the results will come. You just have to believe in yourself."
Louis Armstrong
"Mistakes are what make us human. It's what we do after the mistake that defines us."
Louis Armstrong
"You have to take risks if you want to grow and achieve great things in life."
Louis Armstrong
"You have to follow your heart and not let other people's opinions stop you from pursuing your dreams."
Louis Armstrong
"American youth is characterized by a lack of inhibition"
George Gershwin
"The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all—doing nothing"
George Gershwin
"Innovation requires courage to challenge tradition"
George Gershwin
"You've got to find what makes you different and own it completely."
Charlie Parker
"If you want to play jazz, you have to accept that you might fail every time you step on stage."
Charlie Parker
"If you're afraid to take risks in music, you're not really playing jazz."
Charlie Parker
"Don't be afraid of the wrong notes. Be afraid of playing without passion."
Charlie Parker
"Fear dissolves when you commit fully to your artistic vision"
John Coltrane
"To grow as an artist, you must be willing to take risks and fail"
John Coltrane
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"You have to take chances on life. If you hide in a shell and do what's secure, you're not living - you're just existing."
Ella Fitzgerald
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"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do."
Ella Fitzgerald