Quotes About Courage

I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence.

Being prudent does not mean being fearful.

What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.

Sylvia Plath wasn't scared of exploring the darker side of her psyche.

I'm attracted to things that scare me, like 'Psycho,' my favorite Hitchcock movie.

I think Dele Alli is one who is psychologically strong.

I would never have dreamt that I would live in this country and that we would see swastikas painted at the door of a psychology professor at Columbia University.

I had to read Plato and Kant, and at times I was overwhelmed. But I have always been fearless, and so was Hannah Arendt. She wasn't afraid to speak out when she knew her opinions would not be popular because she believed in the public discourse above all.

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.

When you're used to being in the public eye, if you've got a disease, you've got to own up to it. It's about being about it, not running from it.

Politics and public life are not for the faint of heart. It has been and always will be a noisy and cantankerous place.

Anyone in public life who comes out, comes out primarily for themselves, and their life is immediately improved. That's what happened to me.

When I came out in September 1994, I was, as far as I know, the only out lesbian in British public life.

One hopes that good, sensible and brave people will continue to go into public life at all levels.

I want to tell you ladies and gentlemen, the actions that we took were not always easy. The actions that we took were not always popular. But when you get yourself in public office, you must lead, you must do what's necessary.

I've done things my own way every since I've entered public office.

When you get into this line of work, you're in public office, you expect you're gonna have cheap shots taken at you. That's part of the process.

Justice is not easy. It does not fit the mold of public opinion.

Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.

I'd rather go on stage and talk or do public speaking than sing. Singing is very scary. It's very exposing.

I used to fear public speaking. My voice would shake, I used to forget to breathe. Now it's pretty easy for me.

Doing stand-up is not normal. People fear public speaking above all other things, and I am no different.

One of the very first fashion features where I appeared without my prosthetic legs was in ELLE magazine's publication, 'Gold Rush.'

I came out around 25 publicly.