Acts Of Courage Quotes - Page 3

• To set and work toward any goal is an act of courage.

  Stephen Covey

  Goal

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

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• We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage.

  Aristotle

  Ambition, Exercise, Self

  Aristotle (1962). “Nicomachean Ethics”, MacMillan Publishing Company

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• Love is an act of courage.

  Paulo Freire

  Educational, Philosophy, Love Is

  Paulo Freire (2014). “Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition”, p.64, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!

  Cesar Chavez

  Struggle, Sacrifice, Men

  Cesar Chavez, Richard Jay Jensen, John C. Hammerback (2002). “The Words of César Chávez”, p.167, Texas A&M University Press

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• Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.

  Napoleon Hill

  Persistence, Mind, Enemy

  Napoleon Hill (2012). “Think & Grow Rich”, p.153, Courier Corporation

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• It has forever been thus: So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms - all of them - may remain intact. And it is then that writing becomes a weapon of truth, an article of faith, an act of courage.

  Rod Serling

  Writing, Men, Thinking

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• The greatest act of courage is not falling in love But, despite everything, falling in love again.

  Robin Wayne Bailey

  Falling In Love, Despite, Love Again

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• The scourge of drug trafficking, that favors violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act of courage.

  Pope Francis

  Marijuana, Suffering And Death, Drug

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• Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage

  Paulo Freire

  Acts Of Love

  Paulo Freire (2013). “Education for Critical Consciousness”, p.34, A&C Black

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• Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.

  Seth Godin

  Change, Courage, Art

  Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.77, Penguin

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• Fear,
  the worst of all enemies can be effectively cured by forced repetition of
  acts of courage

  Napoleon Hill

  Enemy, Repetition, Worst

  Napoleon Hill (2007). “The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity”, p.146, Penguin

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• Art is a personal act of courage.

  Seth Godin

  Art, Art Is

  Seth Godin (2010). “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?”, p.77, Penguin

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• Writing is an act of hope. It means carving order out of chaos, of challenging one's own beliefs and assumptions, of facing the world with eyes and heart wide open. Through writing we declare a personal identity amid faceless anonymity. We find purpose and beauty and meaning even when the rational mind argues that none of these exist. Writing therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page?

  Jack Heffron

  Writing, Heart, Mean

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• A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's self-respect and inherent human dignity.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Men, Self, Common Sense

  Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). “Freedom from fear: and other writings”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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• If we had to say what writing is, we would have to define it essentially as an act of courage.

  Cynthia Ozick

  Writing, Ifs

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• The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are - without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.

  Debbie Ford

  Apology, Excuse, Mask

  "Courage: Overcoming Fear and Igniting Self-Confidence". Book by Debbie Ford and Wayne W. Dyer, 2012.

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• Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause--the cause of liberation.

  Paulo Freire

  Commitment, Love Is, Matter

  Paulo Freire (2014). “Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition”, p.89, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Inspirational, Motivational, Confidence

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• A single act of courage is often the tipping point for extraordinary change.

  Andy Stanley

  Tipping, Tipping Point, Extraordinary

  Twitter post from Mar 13, 2012

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• When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.

  Charles Stanley

  Courage, Prayer, Voice

  Charles Stanley (2002). “How to Listen to God”, p.30, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• People who thought of my journey as a physical ordeal or an act of courage... missed the point. Courage and physical endurance were no more than useful items of equipment for me, like facility with languages or immunity to hepatitis. The goal was comprehension, and the only way to comprehend the world was by making myself vulnerable to it so that it could change me. The challenge was to lay myself open to everybody and everything that came my way. The prize was to change and grow big enough to feel one with the whole world.

  Ted Simon

  Journey, Goal, People

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• In times when the tempo for struggle is not very high, you prepare populations by conducting acts of courage-building, confidence-building, respect for each other. That's what the preparation is about and it requires leadership.

  Vijay Prashad

  Struggle, Preparation, Population

  "“Exiles From the Future”: An Interview with Vijay Prashad". Interview with Andrew Stewart, www.counterpunch.org. August 17, 2016.

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