Quotes About Courage

I am Friend to Carrion Crows and Wolves. I am Carry Me and Kill with Me, and Die with Me Where the Road Ends. I am not the Honeyed Promise of Length of Life in Years to Come, I am the Iron Promise of Never Being a Slave.

Well, you know, there's a Skaranak saying for times like these: Running away just makes your arse a bigger target.

Embrace yourself. Be not afraid.

The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf. SHAKTI GAWAIN

The act of making art is both scary and healing. Art brings light to places that have remained dark. Art brings perspective. Making art, at any level, is an act of courage and an expression of faith.

Often, when we say it is "too late" for us to begin something, what we are really saying is that we aren't willing to be a beginner. But when we are willing to dip our toe in, even just a little, we are rewarded with a sense of youthful wonder. Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never. —WINSTON CHURCHILL

Real" artists are people who have learned to create despite their fears. They

Non illegitimi te carborundum, the graffiti in prisoner-of-war camps is said to have run. The rough translation, very important for artists, is "Don't let the bastards get you down." Artists who take this to heart survive and often prevail. The key here is action. Pain that is not used profitably quickly solidifies into a leaden heart, which makes any action difficult.

Art? You just do it. MARTIN RITT

Most of the time when we are blocked in an area of our life, it is because we feel safer that way. We may not be happy, but at least we know what we are—unhappy. Much fear of our own creativity is the fear of the unknown.

Leap and the net will appear.

Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. KABIR

To kill your dreams because they are irresponsible is to irresponsible to yourself.

Do not feel inadequate to face your life. You are designed to face life, but not alone. You are intended to be a part of me. Allow me to go before you and prepare the way.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

In daily life there is an inner transition I can consciously practice. This is the transition from fear to faith. Faced with ambiguity and uncertainty, I can choose to believe things will work out for the best.

Today, I stand firm in my own worthiness. My dignity is solid and enduring. My faith is the rock on which I build my life. I dare to risk and I risk my daring. I am large enough to survive my losses and enjoy my gains.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ANDRÉ GIDE

Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Once we are willing to accept that anything worth doing might even be worth doing badly our options widen.

Pages tutor us in courage.

Do not fear mistakes," Miles Davis told us. "There are none.

Perfectionism is fear in a fancy dress.

What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly. SHAKTI GAWAIN