Courage Quotes

"I would rather die standing than live on my knees"

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

"I had been pushed as far as I could be pushed."

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face."

"I have always been convinced that when one's mind is made up, fear goes away."

"I stood up by sitting down."

"I chose dignity over fear."

"Anybody can sit in the front of the bus if they just stand up."

"Rights are not self-executing. They must be insisted upon."

"The worst thing you can do is be complacent when injustice reigns."

"We must be as fierce in our commitment to equality as our opponents are to inequality."

"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."

"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress."

"Better to die freemen than to live as slaves."

"I am not ashamed of my past; I am not ashamed of my scars."

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

"You gain strength and confidence by every experience."

"One person with courage is a majority."

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious, is to be in a state of rage almost all the time."

"I sit with Shakespeare and he winces not at my ignorance."

"Let us not forget that we are not fighting for the benefit of ourselves alone."

"The pursuit of truth requires courage and honesty."

"Failure is impossible when you stand for what is right."

"I have been called a traitor to my sex, but I am a patriot to my country."

"I declare women must be allowed to speak in public without shame."

"I declare women must have the courage to fight for their own freedom."

"I declare women must have the courage to demand their rights."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."

"A strong and bitter wind was blowing, but that was the least of my concerns."

"Every man must develop the capacity for independent thinking and action."