Quotes About Boldness

She sat there in silence, holding the old woman's hand, and a strange tiny nugget of something like anticipation wriggled in her stomach like a mustard seed frying in hot ghee, jumping and popping. Everything nice and safe was boring. Everything dangerous and risky was exciting. Maybe she should try some excitement.

Be truthful, gentle and fearless, she told herself. That was the best anyone could be.

Permission, on creative matters, is for cowards.

If you want to write a negative review, don't tickle me gently with your aesthetic displeasure about my work. Unleash the goddamn Kraken.

Only one way to win when you're being chased by someone bigger and tougher than you. Turn straight around, punch their teeth out, and hope the gods are fond of you.

I hope a shark tries to suck your cock!

Key, crown, child," he muttered. "Well, fuck you, Patience. Three things must you kiss before I let you spook me for good. My boots, my balls, and my ass.

Nervy little Shades' Hill purse-clutcher, thinking you can keep me in the dark. What plan?" "The plan to steal a corpse." "Ahem. Anything else you'd like to tell me about it?" "It's brilliant.

It is possible," said Locke with a sheepish grin, "that I have been slightly too bold.

I want to be a barking public embarrassment as soon as possible.

I am utterly emboldened in my cowardice.

Go forth now and live, Locke Lamora. Live, uncertain.

Land has its pirates, same as the sea

Go fold yourself in half," said Locke, "and lick your ass.

this is what a command is. Staring consequences in the eye and pretending not to flinch.

playing "cautiously" is not the same as playing "smartly.

Q: What's the definition of bravery? A: A man with diarrhea, chancing a fart.

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road? A: To prove he wasn't a chicken.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13)

Walk on air against your better judgement.

The way we are living, timorous or bold, will have been our life.

I don't get embarrassed easily, and I do silly things all the time!

All right, I am often brash, rude and brutally direct. Someday I'm going to die and I don't have time to toe-dance around the periphery of hatred.

If I was on the air and was just kind of a plain-vanilla personality that took the safe road and the safe way trying to please all of the people all of the time, I'd been gone in two weeks.