Lots of people misunderstand this. They think not…

“I’ve recently discovered what I suspected all along – cynicism is overrated and overvalued. It’s the shield people hide behind in the mistake belief…

— Alyson Noel

“Bravery isn't loud. It's laced with trembling trust.”

— Karen Brough

But in my opinion, bravery isn't about the absence of fear. Being brave is when you're absolutely terrified, yet you can make yourself face…

— Anonymous

Bravery isn't what you do so much as how you look back at what you did.

— Tim Sandlin

“Bravery isn't measured by size. It's measured by heart.”

— Lisa Fiedler

Bravery isn't the absence of fear, it's the realization of something else being more important than fear

— Anonymous

“Bravery isn't when you go looking for trouble; bravery is when trouble comes looking for you.”

— P.I. Barrington

Being brave doesn't mean there's an absence of fear, it means persevering through the obstacle, despite that fear being present.

— Aaron DeCamp

Anxiety is practising failure in advance. Anxiety is needless and imaginary. It's fear about fear, fear that means nothing.

— Seth Godin

“Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair. So put…

— Julia Cameron

[Fear] means that we are human beings walking into the unknown, and that we are risking breaking with others for something we believe in.

— Frances Moore Lappé

A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.

— Yanni

Fear not their means of control then they have none.

— Deri Isaac

Courage doesn't mean being free from fear; it means learning to work through fear and speak even when we are afraid.

— Joanna Brooks

Being fearless doesn't mean having an absence of fear. It means you press on in spite of fear.

— Robin Parrish