Quotes About Courage

Instead of trying to fight your fears, concentrate on trusting Me.

liberating when your strongest

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." —JOHN 14:27

Mama took me in her arms and held me tight. Her embrace was hot and she smelled like sweat, dust, and grease, but I wanted her. I wanted to crawl inside her mind to find that place that let her smile and sing through the worst dust storms. If I had to be crazy, I wanted my mama's kind of crazy, because she was never afraid.

Bullets sound like hornets when they pass too close to your head. After a while, the world closes down. You can't hear much, you can't see much, just the way ahead, the next slat, the next open gate. All you know is running; the only place that's real is away.

We must be bold. Timidity will yield us nothing.

I love you, Peggy Mostly. Not halfway—not until it becomes too difficult or dangerous. But always, and wherever it may lead.

Be truthful, gentle and fearless. The words floated back into her consciousness as though on fluttering muslin in front of an open window.

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.

Bad things happen, but good things happen, too, ma'am. Sometimes you must make yourself know about the good things. Especially in India.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you." —Maya Angelou

Permission to Proceed:

You have to take a leap of faith and believe that living an authentic life of personal power and pride is more important than the fear and pain that have been holding you back.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

When will being independent and strong and not following the pack and daring to be different and being brave in my opinions, my fashion choices and my hair colour be enough?

People were so scared of telling the truth because the truth was chaotic and complicated and decidedly uncool, but uncool was the way I rolled. Or it would be if I used tired old phrases like 'That's the way I roll', which I so don't.

Adorkable is a freeform, loose-knit, organic network of like-minded souls who might get pushed to the ground for the way we think and the way we look and because we're not afraid of who we are, but my God we're looking up at the stars.

thought about having one last kiss, but in the end the only way she could leave was to walk away without looking back.

Nora Ephron quote: 'Be the heroine of your own life, not the victim.

She was finally beginning to understand that her fixation on being a size ten had been another excuse to spend her life in preparation, instead of living it and taking risks and maybe getting hurt in the process.

Never shield your oddness, but wear your oddness as a shield.

Think BIG right now- you can always make it smaller later!

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.