Courage Quotes
Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.
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"The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle."Germaine Greer
"We women are cowards before we're criminals."Germaine Greer
"Most women are not programmed to ask for what they want."Germaine Greer
"The most effective way to resist is to love."bell hooks
"To question is to begin the journey toward freedom."bell hooks
"Courage is found in the everyday acts of resistance and resilience."Barbara Smith
"To refuse is to insist on your own existence."Barbara Smith
"To resist is to exist."Angela Davis
"It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself."Betty Friedan
"Women must reclaim their voices and speak their own truths to the world."Betty Friedan
"Women should pursue education and careers without guilt or apology."Betty Friedan
"A pedestal is as much a cage as any small, confined space."Gloria Steinem
"Outrageous behavior is the best revenge."Gloria Steinem
"A person who makes no mistakes probably isn't trying hard enough."Gloria Steinem
"The most radical thing any of us can do right now is to be fully honest."Gloria Steinem
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."Audre Lorde
"When we speak, we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid."Audre Lorde
"When we train girls to feel that they must always be nice, we rob them of the tools to self-preservation."Audre Lorde
"We are taught to be afraid of the dark, but it is in the darkness that new things grow."Audre Lorde
"Every flower that blooms is an act of resistance."Vandana Shiva
"Every act of resistance is an act of creation."Vandana Shiva
"The system is designed to exploit - we must build alternatives."Winona LaDuke
"We are in the belly of the beast - and the beast must transform."Winona LaDuke
"Our resistance is joyful because we know another world is possible."Winona LaDuke
"The dominant culture is a suicide pact - we must refuse to sign."Winona LaDuke
"We are planting seeds of resistance in every community."Winona LaDuke
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept."Angela Davis
"Silence is not neutral when injustice is being committed."Angela Davis
"The best time to fight climate change is now."Naomi Klein
"We are living through a collective trauma."Naomi Klein