CURATED COLLECTION

The Courage to Resist

Resistance begins internally, in the refusal to normalize what should never be normal.

50 quotes found

“
One must not forget the courage to resist and rebel.

—Ding LingFeminist & Writer

Early Modern ERA • East Asia

“
The road to freedom is paved with the courage of the oppressed.

—Kofi AwoonorPoet, Novelist & Diplomat

Post-War ERA • West Africa

“
The greatest courage for a woman is to think for herself, against all odds.

—Victoria OcampoWriter & Intellectual

Early Modern ERA • Latin America

“
I’ve never had to compartmentalise myself or be put in a box, I’m just me.

—Naomi CampbellAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • Caribbean

“
Have the courage to use your own understanding.

—Immanuel KantPhilosopher

Enlightenment ERA • Western Europe

“
I must be myself. I cannot break my spirit and resist it.

—Sylvia PlathPoet & Novelist

Post-War ERA • North America

“
Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own understanding.

—Immanuel KantPhilosopher

Enlightenment ERA • Western Europe

“
Freedom is not a gift, but a perpetual conquest, demanding vigilance and courage.

—Carmen NaranjoPoet & Novelist

Post-War ERA • Central America

“
It is always necessary to say what one thinks, and not to be afraid of it.

—Maxim GorkyAuthor, Activist & Revolutionary

Early Modern ERA • Eastern Europe

“
They can imprison the body, but never the spirit. That remains free.

—Armando ValladaresPoet

Late Modern ERA • Caribbean

“
To resist is a way of inventing the world.

—Diamela EltitNovelist, Essayist & Theorist

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

“
To write is to resist, to exist, to make clear the darkness.

—Reinaldo ArenasNovelist & Poet

Late Modern ERA • Caribbean

“
Dare to be yourself, fiercely, passionately, utterly unique, breaking all molds.

—Alejandro JodorowskyPoet

Contemporary ERA • Latin America

“
When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

—Malala YousafzaiActivist

Digital Age ERA • South Asia

“
Music is a weapon in the struggle for liberation.

—Miriam MakebaActivist

Post-War ERA • Southern Africa

“
Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights.

—Bob MarleyMusician

Post-War ERA • Caribbean

“
To yield our sovereignty is to betray our future generations. We must resist.

—Tāwini TetuanuiAuthor & Thinker

Industrial Age ERA • Oceania

“
I am the rebel, eternal. I raise my head beyond this world, high and ever high.

—Kazi Nazrul IslamPoet, Musician & Revolutionary

Early Modern ERA • South Asia

“
I am ready to die for my country and my people. I will never betray them.

—Samori TouréEmperor

Industrial Age ERA • West Africa

“
Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.

—Haile SelassieEmperor

Post-War ERA • East Africa

Loading more...