Quotes About Boldness

I think you make impacts by taking risks.

I like taking risks with things.

I play in a way that means taking risks. The problem is that, from 300 passes, you make one mistake.

The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.

I think I'm taking risks and putting myself out there.

I'd like to be smart, fun, and real. It's very easy to just put together a pretty dress, some heels, and some jewels. I don't want to be that girl. It's all about being brave, taking risks. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

What I really like doing is taking risks, musically.

I don't think about taking risks anymore because there aren't any risks to take.

Seeing other people perform inspires me. I couldn't be a good performer if just relied on my own talents. Seeing what other brave choices other actors are making gives me the strength to be bold in auditions and to approach roles in different kind of ways.

Courage is action, not talk.

When I was 15, I talked to Liam Neeson because I was the only one of my friends ballsy enough to engage him.

I was someone who wore bright purple sweatsuits with tall Doc Martens boots. I would iron Hanson decals on my sweatshirt. I was extremely flamboyant as a child.

Beyonce's music is like lipstick or a decidedly tall pair of heels: It's empowering.

I can't pull back. I'm 6 foot 3, I'm tall, and I'm gay. I light up the room.

Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.

You don't hire Kehinde Wiley to have a tame painting.

I think criticism is often so pallid, so tame. I wish it were more performative.

If I were going to prom again, I would wear a huge skirt and plain cotton tank. A big, poofy, flotation-device-sized skirt. I wish I had done that.

Whatever happened, he wasn't just Mason anymore. He was Mason and something else. Like God's older brother, who takes God's money, steals his car, and fucks his girlfriend. That's Mason now. A guy who isn't afraid to pants God...

Risk is the mustard on the hot dog of life.

Toi aussi tu es courageux. Mais plus que du courage, tu as en toi de l'amour. Or l'amour est intrépide.

If I were a man, I'd definitely sleep with myself. In other words, if you tell me to go fuck myself, I take it as a compliment.—581 Ways To Kill Your Boss

The more we see the grace of God in Christ, the spirit of fear is diminished and replaced by a spirit of love and boldness.

And that is how he would describe courage: pretending to be brave. Fearlessness is stupidity. Courage is not letting the fear defeat you.