“In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
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Courageous Quotes — page 162 of 1106
“Courage, like fear, is a habit. The more you do it, the more you do it, and this habit-of stepping up, of taking action-more than anything else, will move you in a different direction.”
“If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.”
“Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster.”
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”
“If we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference.”
“Lay low, play dumb, keep moving.”
“I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved.”
“Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have become productive members of our society and are a basic part of our work force. Those who have established equities in the United States should be recognized and accorded legal status. At the same time, in so doing, we must not encourage illegal immigration.”
“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.”
“Love your country, but never trust its government.”
“For liberty to expand, government must shrink. For the economy to grow, government must get out of the way.”
“Ah well... wand still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? Okay, let’s go.”
“For my part I think it is a less evil that some criminals should escape, than that the government should play an ignoble part.”
“Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”
“We may attack systems. We must not attack men.”
“Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.”
“Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.”
“I believe it's a crime for anyone who is being brutalized to continue to accept that brutality without doing something to defend himself.”
“We're all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.”