Daring Quotes

444 quotes by 348 authors

There was another reason [she] took her books whenever they went away. They were her home when she was somewhere strange. They were familiar voices,… — Cornelia Funke
A miracle to confound natural law, a baffling reversal of the inevitable consequences . . . a miracle. . . . An act of high… — Tim O'Brien
Indeed, at hearing the news that 'the old god is dead', we philosophers and 'free spirits' feel illuminated by a new dawn; our heart overflows… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters… — Mahatma Gandhi
No one looks like Fang-dark and still and dangerous, like he's daring you to set him off. But I'd seen him rocking Angel when she'd… — James Patterson
FALLING STARS: Do you remember still the falling stars that like swift horses through the heavens raced and suddenly leaped across the hurdles of our… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The Winter Woman is as wild as a blizzard, as fresh as new snow. While some see her as cold, she has a fiery heart… — Christopher Moore
Timmy, who made a daring escape, also made a mistake of paying the taxi driver with a check made out of toilet paper. — Janet Frame
You have a curious way of arousing one's imagination, stimulating all one's nerves, and making one's pulses beat faster. You put an aureole on vice,… — Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not… — James A. Baldwin
The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell… — H. L. Mencken
We rise to a challenge and set a course. We take a decision. You put your mind to something. Just deciding to do it gets… — Tim Winton
All she heard next of the strange conversation behind the sofa was Mrs. Pendragon saying something about sending Twinkle (or was his name Howl?) to… — Diana Wynne Jones
A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible. — Graham Greene
Not daring to flee since my general location has just been broadcast to any killer who cares. I mean, I know it's cold out here… — Suzanne Collins
I knew he was unreliable, but he was fun to be with. He was a childâ€™s ideal companion, full of surprises and happy animal energy.… — E L Doctorow
Don't look backâ€”forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patienceâ€”then alone can great deeds be accomplished. — Swami Vivekananda
Orion brightened. "I have an idea." "Yes?" said Foaly, daring to hope that a spark of Artemis remained. "Why don't we look for some magic… — Eoin Colfer
My sister will die over and over again for the rest of my life. Grief is forever. It doesn't go away; it becomes a part… — Jandy Nelson
He said she went around with her feelings out in front of her with an arm around the feelings' windpipe and a Glock 9mm. to… — David Foster Wallace

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