Top 171 Courage Quotes

Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it. These quotes on courage celebrate the moments people chose to be brave: speaking up, standing firm, and stepping forward when it would have been easier to retreat.

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins
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Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.
Mil Holts
Mil Holts
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Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.
C. JoyBell C
C. JoyBell C
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Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden
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The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
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Without fear there cannot be courage.
Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini
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That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13.
Jay Hanlon
Jay Hanlon
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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
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It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in war.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
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Do not call procrastination laziness. Call it fear.
Julia Cameron
Julia Cameron
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Strong women are absolutely unpredictable.
Anne Rice
Anne Rice
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Be brave, be bold, be free.
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Erica Jong
Erica Jong
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I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.
Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy
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It's OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really brave.
Mandy Hale
Mandy Hale
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Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee
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It takes strength to be gentle and kind.
Steven Morrissey
Steven Morrissey
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When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.
Caroline Myss
Caroline Myss
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All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost: The old that is strong does not wither. Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
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I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.
Jim Whedon
Jim Whedon
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Have the courage to act instead of react.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Only the strong survive.
Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson
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I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
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If your 'why' is strong enough, you will figure out 'how'!
RJ Wish
RJ Wish
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Be brave. Be strong. Breathe, and keep going. You will thank yourself later.
Matt Haig
Matt Haig
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The courageous conversation is the one you don't want to have.
David Whyte
David Whyte
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The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
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I say, choose faith. Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism.
Robin M. Oaks
Robin M. Oaks
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What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
EF Schumacher
EF Schumacher
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Great innovation only happens when people aren't afraid to do things differently.
Georg Cantor
Georg Cantor
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Fearlessness is a result of faith in oneself and faith in God.
Pundarang Shastri Athawale
Pundarang Shastri Athawale
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Breathe in, breathe out, no fear, no doubt.
Martha N. Beck
Martha N. Beck
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There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
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Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.
Amy Chua
Amy Chua
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I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.
Ana Silfverberg
Ana Silfverberg
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We are stronger together than we are alone.
Walter Payton
Walter Payton
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Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
Arthur Koestler
Arthur Koestler
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We fear men so much, because we fear God so little.
William Gurnall
William Gurnall
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And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Never be afraid to stop traffic.
Iris Apfel
Iris Apfel
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Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.
Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue
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Healing takes time. and asking for help is a courageous step.
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay
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Willpower is a muscle that can be strengthened.
Roy Baumeister
Roy Baumeister
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I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
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Do you know what fear stands for? False Evidence Appearing Real.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal
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