"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Harvey Fierstein (1952- ), American actor & playwright
Subject CourageHarvey Fierstein (1952- ), American actor & playwright
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein (1952- ), American actor & playwright
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela (1918- ), First democratically elected State President of South Africa (1994), 1993 Nobel Prize for Peace
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British politician
"It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind." - Alex Karras (1935- ), Professional athlete and actor
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." - Harper Lee (1926- ), US novelist
"It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire (1694-1778), French author, humanist, rationalist & satirist
"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." - Ralph W. Sockman (1889-1970), American religious leader, orator
"A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward." - Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825), German author
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers." - Dorothy Bernard (1890-1955), South African actress, filmographer
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