Courage Quotes

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

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"El valor surge cuando dejamos de contemplar el abismo y saltamos."
Tomás Carrasquilla
"The indigenous soul does not die; it transforms, it resists, it endures."
José María Arguedas
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"In the mountains of the Andes, there exists a dignity that cannot be purchased or sold."
Alcides Arguedas
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"Every revolution begins with someone saying no to the established order."
Fernando Vallejo
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but continuing despite it."
Fernando Vallejo
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"Exploitation of the land is exploitation of humanity itself."
Ciro Alegría
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"Indigenous resistance is not against progress, but against its dehumanizing forms."
Ciro Alegría
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"The intellectual must speak truth to power without compromise"
Mario Vargas Llosa
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"True courage is questioning what others accept without doubt"
Mario Vargas Llosa
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"The voice of conscience must never be silenced by convenience"
Mario Vargas Llosa
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"Silence in the face of injustice makes us complicit"
Mario Vargas Llosa
"The man who does not fear punishment has already lost everything."
Gabriel García Márquez
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in the face of fear."
Gabriel García Márquez
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"The greatest tragedy is not to fail, but to never have attempted at all."
Jorge Isaacs
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"Courage is acting not in the absence of fear, but despite it."
Jorge Isaacs
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"Courage multiplies when shared among the brave."
Jorge Isaacs
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"Suffering, when witnessed with compassion, becomes a teacher."
Tomás Carrasquilla
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"To live authentically is to risk everything society has taught you."
Tomás Carrasquilla
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the mastery of it."
Tomás Carrasquilla
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"To witness is to bear responsibility."
Tomás Carrasquilla
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"The voice that speaks truth, even when trembling, is the bravest voice."
Tomás Carrasquilla
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"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is stupidity in the face of danger."
Fernando Vallejo
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Juan Carlos Onetti
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it"
Rodolfo Walsh
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"We must speak, even if our voice trembles"
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Compassion is the highest form of courage"
Rodolfo Walsh
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"To be silent in the face of injustice is to become the injustice itself."
Alcides Arguedas
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"To question authority is not rebellion; it is the exercise of conscience."
Alcides Arguedas
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"The voice of conscience, once awakened, cannot be silenced by fear or force."
Alcides Arguedas
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"The greatest courage is to face one's own inner demons."
Ernesto Sabato