“Man like every other animal is by nature indolent. If nothing spurs him on, then he will hardly think, and will behave from habit like an automaton.”
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Courageous Quotes — page 259 of 1106
“Doom very evenly! Do not doom one doom to the rich; another to the poor! Nor doom one doom to your friend; another to your foe!”
“I believe the lasting revolution comes from deep changes in ourselves which influence our collective life.”
“The man with courage is a majority.”
“Being a warrior and being a struggler has been forced on me by oppression, otherwise I would have been free to be so much more.”
“I wouldn't want to waste any of my brain cells on forgiving if it's holding me back.”
“Those of us who decided to work for democracy in Burma made our choice in the conviction that the danger of standing up for basic human rights in a repressive society was preferable to the safety of a quiescent life in servitude”
“I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents' culture.”
“A 'mixed economy' is a society in the process of committing suicide.”
“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”
“We cannot look at Syria, and the evil that has arisen from the ashes of indecision, and think this is not the lowest point in the world's inability to protect and defend the innocent.”
“The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair.”
“Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually, and I think that it's really made me a much smarter, braver for sure, person.”
“Falling down ain't falling down, If you don't cry when you hit the floor, It's called the past cause I'm getting past, And I ain't nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now”
“Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.”
“All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
“We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year.”
“Procrastination is One of those Excuses, Born of Fear, that we Use to Keep Ourselves Stuck”
“Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.”
“Omission to do what is necessary Seals a commission to a blank of danger; And danger, like an ague, subtly taints Even then when we sit idly in the sun.”