Courage Quotes

"When a man is faced with his own conscience, he must choose, even when the choice is hard."

"The world needs people willing to be unpopular for the sake of right."

"Courage is a quiet force, not a loud declaration."

"The smallest act of defiance can become the greatest act of courage."

"Young people need to understand that nonviolence is not passive—it is active resistance."

"We must have the courage to stand alone if necessary."

"We are not meant to be passive observers of injustice."

"We cannot achieve transformation without risk."

"Don't let anyone tell you who you are - you define yourself."

"I've been knocked down more times than I can count, but I always get back up."

"Fear tells you where you need to be brave."

"Fear thrives in silence; truth prevails when we speak courageously."

"Street queens are the frontline warriors of this movement, and history needs to remember that."

"Courage is most powerful in numbers—together we cannot be silenced."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"We must speak truth even when our voice shakes."

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it."

"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."

"Courage is the foundation upon which justice is built."

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired."

"The only thing they could do better than they do now, is to kill me, and it seems to me they've been trying to do that a little bit at a time since I was born."

"They beat me until I was exhausted. All I could hear was 'Where is the money?'"

"Queater, there is something you must know. There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part."

"They're going to have to kill me and take me out of this land. I'm determined to be free."

"I will never stop fighting for what is right."

"I'm tired of being second-class in my own country."

"We must have the courage to stand up for what is right."

"Through nonviolence, the oppressed can do to the oppressor what the oppressor does to them, but without violence."

"The only way to get rid of a problem is to confront it directly and honestly."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's moving forward despite your fear."