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Courageous Quotes — page 241 of 1106

Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
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“If, sir, men were all virtuous, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither wall, nor mountains, nor seas could afford any security.”

Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author
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“There should be relentless exposure of and attack upon every evil practice, whether in politics, in business, or in social life. I hail as a benefactor every writer or speaker, every man who, on the platform, or in book, magazine or newspaper, with merciless severity makes such attack, provided always that he in his turn remembers that the attack is of use only if it is absolutely truthful.”

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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
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“Some of us need to discover that we will not begin to live more fully until we have the courage to do and see and taste and experience much less than usual... And for a man who has let himself be drawn completely out of himself by his activity, nothing is more difficult than to sit still and rest, doing nothing at all. The very act of resting is the hardest and most courageous act he can perform.”

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Richard Thompson Musician
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“To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.”

Sigmund Freud Neurologist, Psychoanalyst
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“Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another.”

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Simone Weil Philosopher, Activist
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“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder.”

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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
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“It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier.”

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Robert Anton Wilson Author, Philosopher
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“The future is up for grabs. It belongs to any and all who will take the risk and accept the responsibility of consciously creating the future they want.”

Socrates Philosopher
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“How can you call a man free when his pleasures rule over him.”

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Spike Lee Filmmaker, Actor
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“I don't think racism can be eliminated in my lifetime ... or my children's or grandchildren's. But I think it's something we have to strive for. I'm going to keep working toward that day coming.”

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Spiritual Leader
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“Foolishness is giving up without any effort or not giving up after putting in all your effort. Secret of freedom is putting all your effort and giving up!”

Robert Jordan Author
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“There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.”

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Robert Kennedy Politician
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“Virginia States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently about states' rights today are not those seeking the protection of the individual citizen, but his exploitation. The time is long past — if indeed it ever existed — when we should permit the noble concept of states' rights to be betrayed.”

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Star Parker Political Activist
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“The legacy of American socialism is our blighted inner cities, dysfunctional inner city school and broken black families.”

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Stella McCartney Fashion Designer
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“The consumption of animals - whether you're wearing them or eating them - is extraordinarily damaging to the planet. There are over a billion animals killed a year for food, half of which don't even get eaten. And there's over 50 million animals killed just for fashion.”

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