Courage Quotes

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

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"The future is in the hands of those willing to fight for it."
Black Panther Party
H
"We are the authors of our own destiny"
H. Rap Brown
H
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it"
H. Rap Brown
A
"I believe that we will win. We must win. And we will win."
Assata Shakur
A
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Assata Shakur
V
"We must be willing to sacrifice our comfort for others' freedom."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"True courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Courage is contagious—one brave person can awaken it in others."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Indifference is the ally of oppression."
Viola Liuzzo
M
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
Medgar Evers
M
"The greatest tragedy is not defeat, but the failure to try."
Medgar Evers
M
"The spirit of resistance cannot be crushed by force or intimidation."
Medgar Evers
S
"We are going to stand up and be counted. We are going to define ourselves."
Stokely Carmichael
H
"The future belongs to those willing to fight for it today"
H. Rap Brown
"A revolutionary must be willing to sacrifice personal comfort for collective liberation."
Black Panther Party
A
"To me, dying for your country is not as important as living for it."
Assata Shakur
A
"I have learned that courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Assata Shakur
J
"The measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands in times of challenge."
James Meredith
J
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."
James Meredith
J
"I chose to walk through that door because someone had to do it first."
James Meredith
J
"There is dignity in standing up, even when the cost is high."
James Meredith
J
"I refused to let fear be a comfortable prison."
James Meredith
J
"Courage is the ability to act even when comfort argues against it."
James Meredith
J
"The courage to be first is the foundation of all progress."
James Meredith
J
"The world needs people brave enough to walk paths that seem impossible."
James Meredith
M
"We cannot afford to be patient when injustice surrounds us."
Medgar Evers
M
"A free society requires brave citizens willing to challenge authority."
Medgar Evers
J
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
John Lewis
J
"The greatest threat to our world is not the power of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander."
John Lewis