Courage Quotes

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

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"The greatest regret is not what we have done, but what we have failed to attempt."
Gabriel García Márquez
"The most fearless warriors are those who have learned to fear nothing but their own silence."
Gabriel García Márquez
"To speak truth is to risk everything society has taught us to value."
Gabriel García Márquez
"To stand alone is often the prerequisite for standing for something."
Gabriel García Márquez
R
"The pen must pierce through lies like a knife through darkness."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Power fears those who tell stories."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"To be brave is to speak when silence is safer."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Courage is speaking when authorities demand silence."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Fear is the weapon; truth is the shield."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Courage is the decision to speak despite the cost."
Rodolfo Walsh
J
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but indifference to it."
Juan Carlos Onetti
"In every generation, courage wears a different face."
Leopoldo Lugones
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important."
Julio Cortázar
"The only way to deal with fear is to go straight at it."
Julio Cortázar
E
"Fear is the shadow that follows every courageous act."
Ernesto Sabato
E
"We must have the courage to be imperfect and incomplete."
Ernesto Sabato
E
"We must cultivate the courage to be ourselves in a world that demands conformity."
Ernesto Sabato
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Luis Cernuda
"Dare to be different and to accept being different."
Luis Cernuda
"Courage is not roaring loud. It is speaking up when your voice shakes."
Luis Cernuda
R
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Rafael Alberti
R
"Courage is not the absence of doubt."
Rafael Alberti
R
"Words are weapons when wielded by those who dare to speak."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"The pen refuses to be mightier than conscience."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Those who investigate power must expect retaliation."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Writing under pressure reveals character."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Writing motivated by conscience requires no apology."
Rodolfo Walsh
R
"Investigation demands the courage to follow evidence where it leads."
Rodolfo Walsh
J
"I believe that one should not try to avoid one's destiny."
Jorge Luis Borges
J
"I have committed the common crime of giving vent to despair."
Jorge Luis Borges