Courage Quotes

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

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"You have to be willing to sacrifice for what you believe in."
Rosa Parks
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"You cannot let fear control your actions."
Rosa Parks
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"You must be willing to stand alone for what is right."
Rosa Parks
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"You have to fight for what you believe in with your whole heart."
Rosa Parks
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Malcolm X
"I live like a man who's already dead."
Malcolm X
"If you are not ready to die for it, put the word freedom out of your vocabulary."
Malcolm X
"You have to be willing to die to achieve your goals. That is the price that must be paid."
Malcolm X
"The moment of crisis is when we discover who we truly are."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"I would rather be a rebel than a slave."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"We refuse to accept that our demands are unreasonable when they are demands for equality."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"We understand that every generation must secure its own freedom anew."
Emmeline Pankhurst
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"Fear is the weapon of the powerless; courage is the weapon of the strong."
Indira Gandhi
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"The courage to admit mistakes is the mark of true strength."
Indira Gandhi
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"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."
Rosa Parks
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"Accepting injustice helps to perpetuate it."
Rosa Parks
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"Be willing to stand alone if necessary for what is right."
Rosa Parks
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"I declare to you that you have no right to think as you do."
Susan B. Anthony
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"I was born an heretic, and I shall die one."
Susan B. Anthony
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"I say to you that the day has come when women must claim their rightful place in society."
Susan B. Anthony
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"The path to women's freedom is paved with courage and determination."
Susan B. Anthony
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"Failure comes not to those who try, but to those who never attempt anything."
Susan B. Anthony
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"Woman's silence has been her greatest enemy; her voice will be her greatest weapon."
Susan B. Anthony
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"Woman must never accept the role assigned to her by those who fear her power."
Susan B. Anthony
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"The dark world is going to submit to its present treatment just as long as it must and not one moment longer."
W.E.B. Du Bois
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"The world wonders at the color line but not because of its obvious racial nature; the world wonders because so many dare to break it."
W.E.B. Du Bois
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"The struggle continues because injustice continues."
W.E.B. Du Bois
"I have not personally suffered at the hands of the government for my convictions, but I am prepared to do so."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"We must be willing to sacrifice comfort for conviction."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Emmeline Pankhurst