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Courageous Quotes — page 36 of 1106

T. S. Eliot Poet, Playwright
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“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.”

Simone de Beauvoir Philosopher, Writer
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“When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.”

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Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister
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“Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.”

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
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“By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.”

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John Brown Abolitionist, Military Leader
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“I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.”

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Adrienne Rich Poet, Essayist, Feminist
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“Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.”

Coretta Scott King Civil Rights Activist
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“Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.”

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Brené Brown Researcher, author, speaker
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“We live in a world where most people still subscribe to the belief that shame is a good tool for keeping people in line. Not only is this wrong, but it’s dangerous. Shame is highly correlated with addiction, violence, aggression, depression, eating disorders, and bullying.”

Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician
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“Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites…in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.”

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John Stuart Mill Philosopher, Political Economist
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“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.”

Kofi Annan Diplomat, Politician
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“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.”

Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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“Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.”

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Indira Gandhi Politician
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“Difficulties can't be eliminated from life. Individuals will always have them, countries will always have them...The only thing is to accept them, if possible overcome them, otherwise to come to terms with them. It's all right to fight, yes, but only when it's possible.”