Courage to Stand Quotes

“But you can learn to have courage. You have to decide that what you want is more important than your fear.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

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― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“You can’t fight hate with hate.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“I don’t care how old you are. You can make a difference. No matter your color, if you’re going to help change things in America, you have to take it seriously. There are many people who don’t have high expectations for women because they believe we’re lesser than men.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“Abby scowled. “They’ve put Susan Anthony in jail for voting during the election.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“She said that without courage you can’t be kind, or merciful, or generous, or honest.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“Mr. Bergh has been able to pass several laws about cruelty to animals. He founded the ASPCA in 1866. He’s fought relentlessly for animals since then.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“Going against the dominant thinking of your friends and the rest of society takes a great deal of courage. It’s easy to believe someone deserves your respect and admiration because of their title or position. I prefer to reserve my respect and admiration for those who earn the right to receive it.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873

“It takes every person’s story to create history. Your life will help determine the course of history. You may think you don’t have much of an impact. You do. Every action you take will reflect in someone else’s life. Someone else’s decisions. Someone else’s future. Both good and bad.”
― Ginny Dye, Courage to Stand: October 1872-January 1873