“perhaps that’s what it’s for – self-confidence and courage and energy and peace – perhaps it’s to be used in the world.… — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
I wish those words I said to you didn't come out. the courage it took me to open my chest an dgrab… — Megan Sartin Copy Share Image
I will stand by you. You must not be afraid. This is a brave land, Susanna, founded by brave people who never… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share Image
Men do what is called a good action, as some piece of courage or charity, much as they would pay a fine… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“Pulling through is what people do around here. There is a kind of bravery in their lives that isn’t bravery at all.… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“Be bold but be smart. Don't be afraid to fail or intimidated by the possibility of criticism or ridicule in pursuing your… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
“Humor to me, Heaven help me, takes in many things. There must be courage; there must be no awe. There must be… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
“I wrote this book for the ghosts, who, because they're outside of time, are the only ones with time. After the last… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
“My courage is faith--faith in the eternal resilience of me--that joy'll come back, and hope and spontaneity. And I feel that till… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
And only the very courageous will be able to keep alive the spirit of individualism and dissent which gave birth to this… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“When we constantly hear that we should be smarter, better connected, more productive, wealthier—it takes real courage to claim the time and… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“And thus, through the courage and great skill in obstetrics of Queequeg, the deliverance, or rather, delivery of Tashtego, was successfully accomplished,… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Poetry at least in my own life, is really about your own mortality. Everything in poetry makes me think of my mortality.… — Keith Carter Copy Share Image
Having the courage to say no when all your friends are saying yes is one of the most difficult things you'll ever… — Sean Covey Copy Share Image
Peter Lake had no illusions about mortality. He knew that it made everyone perfectly equal, and that the treasures of the earth… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
Like the salmon; humans spend their whole existence dealing with the currents of life Some waters are smooth, and some a torrent… — Ezell Thompson Copy Share Image
It is a privilege to join the campaign to support Bradley Manning for his courage and integrity in serving his country by… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“If shame still has any meaning in this hell we're expected to live...it is thanks to that person who had the courage… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
Our nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on an immense reservoir of courage, character, and fortitude, that we are… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
My parents have been very brave about my being here, and I remember after the 11th thinking for sure they were going… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
I love awards, especially if I get them. It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not… — Ben Gazzara Copy Share Image
People from my first home say I'm brave. They tell me I'm strong. They pat me on the back and say, 'Way… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Even when I cried,” she said, a world of resignation in her tone, “I was glad to be here with you, Westhaven.… — Grace Burrowes Copy Share Image
What Uncle Leo XIII never suspected was that his nephew's courage did not come from the need to survive or from a… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Five years from the date of the attack that changed our world, we've come back to remember the valor of those we… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
“Unlike longings, hopes, or even concrete goals, these affirmations can manifest in every moment when you hold them in your heart. Then… — Alberto Villoldo Copy Share Image
You don't have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by… — John Wayne Copy Share Image
“O my mighty sisters and brothers, forget not that the ideal of humanity is the search of truth. In this pursuit, countless… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
We are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of winning, we are tired of defeating our… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
“He lingered at the door, and said, 'The Lion wants courage, the Tin Man a heart, and the Scarecrow brains. Dorothy wants… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
As a person, I am someone who wants to give my the best in every take. I wouldn't say it was easy… — Pooja Hegde Copy Share Image
I often say of my background: "That and a Metrocard will get me downtown." Honestly, I think the upshot of my training… — Steven C. Harper Copy Share Image
Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
“But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Death. I’ve taunted it for years with confidence and courage. It has taken years for me to realize that it wasn’t courage… — J.C. Wickhart Copy Share Image
“You will not be alone, I say to them, spinning to see their faces. You don't need to be afraid anymore. We… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Thankfully existing only in SMALL pockets within our discipline, is “intellectual” snobbery. It’s a hushed but ugly truth that people are made… — Sandra Sealy Copy Share Image
In any creative endeavor, you do have to sort of take your shots. Nobody is going to beg you to go into… — James Franco Copy Share Image
