Courage Quotes

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

36597 quotes

"I would rather be a corpse than remain enslaved."
Harriet Tubman
"I am no coward, though I am a woman."
Harriet Tubman
"I am not afraid; I am resolved."
Harriet Tubman
"My courage comes from knowing I am right."
Harriet Tubman
E
"I have been called a troublemaker, and I wear that badge with honor."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
E
"I have been in a state of rebellion all my life."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
E
"I will never apologize for wanting the same rights as men."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."
Thomas Jefferson
"As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also."
Thomas Jefferson
"Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman?"
Sojourner Truth
"People are putting their feet on my neck, and I am going to have them off, or die."
Sojourner Truth
"I am going to go on speaking the truth, no matter what anybody says about me."
Sojourner Truth
"I am not going to be silent, because silence is a form of complicity."
Sojourner Truth
"I am not going to be stopped by fear or doubt or any obstacle that stands in my way."
Sojourner Truth
"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."
Benjamin Franklin
"Do not fear difficulties; they are chances to show your strength."
Benjamin Franklin
A
"Those who stand for nothing fall for anything."
Alexander Hamilton
A
"To live is to struggle; to struggle well is to live greatly."
Alexander Hamilton
A
"To speak truth to power requires more courage than soldiers ever show."
Alexander Hamilton
G
"Intrepidity and perseverance do not fail of their effect."
George Washington
G
"The man who is influenced by the principle of honor will always prefer any species of death to infamous degradation."
George Washington
G
"There is no restraint which could prevent me from doing my duty."
George Washington
J
"I feel assured that I have acted in the cause of right and according to my best judgement."
John Brown
J
"A man who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for."
John Brown
J
"Now if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furthering of the ends of justice, I say let it be done."
John Brown
J
"I cannot see how I can remain silent while injustice prevails."
John Brown
J
"I will not beg for mercy where right and justice demand action."
John Brown
J
"The love of freedom must burn brighter than the fear of death."
John Brown
J
"I have learned that true courage often requires the ultimate sacrifice."
John Brown
J
"I am not afraid of the consequences of standing for what is right."
John Brown