20 Inspirational Movie Quotes About Courage That Will Awaken Your Inner Bravery

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20 Inspirational Movie Quotes About Courage That Will Awaken Your Inner Bravery

Throughout our lives, we face challenges that force us to step out of our comfort zone. How bravely we deal with them, despite being afraid, determines the amount of our success and happiness.

Courage is a part of our character. It is a part of who we are. Some people believe they don’t have it, but courage is always within us. The only question is, how deep will we reach for it?

With the help of these 20 inspiring movie quotes on bravery, you can start working on finding your inner strength today.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. - Philippe Renaldi (The Princess Diaries Quotes)
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.Philippe Renaldi, The Princess Diaries (2001)

Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage. - Isaac Davis (Manhattan 1979 Quotes)
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Talent is luck. The important thing in life is courage.Isaac Davis, Manhattan (1979)

The thing about courage is, it's something that we have to learn and relearn our whole lives. It's not just in you. It's in every choice we make, each and every day. - Jack Rusoe (Nim's Island Quotes)
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The thing about courage is, it’s something that we have to learn and relearn our whole lives. It’s not just in you. It’s in every choice we make, each and every day.Jack Rusoe, Nim's Island (2008)

Your title gives you claim to the throne of our country, but men don't follow titles, they follow courage. - William Wallace (Braveheart Quotes)
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Your title gives you claim to the throne of our country, but men don’t follow titles, they follow courage.William Wallace, Braveheart (1995)

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. - Rhett Butler (Gone with the Wind Quotes)
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With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind (1939)

Courage doesn't need explaining. It needs action. - Gina (Creature of Darkness 2009 Quotes)
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Courage doesn’t need explaining. It needs action.Gina, Creature of Darkness (2009)

One must have courage to really live in the world. - Mildred Gilchrist (The Seventh Victim 1943 Quotes)
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One must have courage to really live in the world.Mildred Gilchrist, The Seventh Victim (1943)

Fear is what makes us brave. Real courage is when you overcome your fear. - Getafix (Asterix and the Vikings 2006 Quotes)
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Fear is what makes us brave. Real courage is when you overcome your fear.Getafix, Asterix and the Vikings (2006)

Courage comes from the heart, not from symbols. - Childlike Empress (The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter Quotes)
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Courage comes from the heart, not from symbols.Childlike Empress, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)

Courage is fear that has said its prayers. - Sarah Elliot (The Space Between Us Quotes)
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Courage is fear that has said its prayers.Sarah Elliot, The Space Between Us (2016)

Courage isn't the absence of fear. It is the presence of fear, yet the will to go on. - Jamal Walker (Black Knight 2001 Quotes)
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Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It is the presence of fear, yet the will to go on.Jamal Walker, Black Knight (2001)

A warrior is not about perfection, or victory, or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability. That's the only true courage. - Socrates (Peaceful Warrior 2006 Quotes)
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A warrior is not about perfection, or victory, or invulnerability. He’s about absolute vulnerability. That’s the only true courage.Socrates, Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just, literally 20 seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it. - Benjamin Mee (We Bought a Zoo Quotes)
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Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just, literally 20 seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo (2011)

I want to tell you a secret. A great secret that will see you through all the trials that life can offer. You must always remember this. Have courage and be kind. - Ella's Mother (Cinderella 2015 Quotes)
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I want to tell you a secret. A great secret that will see you through all the trials that life can offer. You must always remember this. Have courage and be kind.Ella's Mother, Cinderella (2015)

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends. - Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Quotes)
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

A brave arm makes a short sword long. - Gameshow Host (13 Sins Quotes)
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A brave arm makes a short sword long.Gameshow Host, 13 Sins (2014)

Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it. - Malcolm Wallace (Braveheart Quotes)
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Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it.Malcolm Wallace, Braveheart (1995)

Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it. - Merida (Brave 2012 Quotes)
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Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.Merida, Brave (2012)

It's a brave man who takes command of his own destiny. - Mr. Destiny (Mr. Destiny 1990 Quotes)
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It’s a brave man who takes command of his own destiny.Mr. Destiny, Mr. Destiny (1990)

True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one. - Gandalf (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Quotes)
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True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.Gandalf, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Bonus

Being brave isn't about not being scared. It's about doing what you have to do, even when you are. - Agent Green (Slumberland 2022 Courage Movie Quotes)
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Being brave isn’t about not being scared. It’s about doing what you have to do, even when you are.Agent Green, (to Nemo), Slumberland (2022)

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