Courage Quotes

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

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"I have always believed in standing up for what's right."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"You have to have courage to fight for your beliefs."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I refuse to let fear paralyze me."
Fannie Lou Hamer
"Courage is not the absence of fear; it's taking action despite it."
Al Sharpton
J
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
James Chaney
J
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right."
James Chaney
J
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."
James Chaney
J
"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
James Chaney
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that."
Coretta Scott King
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Coretta Scott King
C
"The time is always right to do right, no matter the circumstances."
Coretta Scott King
C
"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that oppression by the good people."
Coretta Scott King
C
"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Coretta Scott King
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"When we stand together for what is right, no force can break our resolve."
Michael Schwerner
M
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Michael Schwerner
M
"We are defined not by the obstacles we face, but by how we overcome them."
Michael Schwerner
M
"Each of us has a choice: to act or to remain silent."
Michael Schwerner
M
"In the face of hatred, we choose love; in the face of fear, we choose courage."
Michael Schwerner
M
"To stand for what is right may be costly, but to stand for nothing is costlier."
Michael Schwerner
M
"The path to freedom is paved with courage and conviction."
Michael Schwerner
M
"We must have the courage to challenge systems that perpetuate inequality."
Michael Schwerner
J
"We are called to be prophetic voices in a world that would prefer our silence."
James Reeb
J
"The real sin is not in failing, but in refusing to try."
James Reeb
J
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but acting despite it for what is right."
James Reeb
J
"Fear of consequences should never silence the call to righteousness."
James Reeb
J
"To follow one's conscience is to risk everything but gain integrity."
James Reeb
J
"The path of righteousness is narrow and few find it because it demands everything."
James Reeb
J
"To speak truth to power is to accept the consequences and still do it."
James Reeb
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"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
Atticus Finch
A
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conviction that something else is more important than fear."
Atticus Finch