Quotes About Courage

Higher, faster, longer - that is my motto.

My motto is 'Man Down,' and I have to live up to it. I don't go in looking for the knockout, but I let it happen naturally.

I see myself as a fighter, a gladiator. I have always fought my own battles.

I'll be the judge of my own manliness.

'You'll Accomp'ny Me' is a song I've always really cherished. The guy in that song is just so courageous. He's saying this to the girl, 'I know you've got to go do your thing, but eventually, we'll be together. I feel that strong, and I know it in my soul.' And there's something really cool about that.

I'm extremely ambitious. I don't know why people are afraid to say that. I won't sell my soul to the devil, but I do want success and I don't think that's bad.

I was meant to make music in my soul way younger than I did. I was just scared because I knew it would take more of me than anything else. But I was all into facing my fears.

If I wanted to make a lot of money with 'Hedwig,' I could have spent all my time on it. But that's boring.

When I get dressed, I don't think about what other people think. I only think, 'Is this me? Is this my truth? Am I able to move through this world with confidence? Am I able to move through this world feeling that I am I?'

I'm going to stand in my truth no matter what.

I get flak from everybody, which is how I know I'm living my truth.

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.

If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.

I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I'm not afraid of my flaws.

I would describe and I have described myself to people who ask as a freedom fighter.

People feel so much more comfortable bullying behind a screen than in person. It gives them a mystique and makes them say things that they would never be strong enough to say in person.

We have perpetrated a myth in our society that being brave means not being afraid, but that's wrong.

We have a sense that we should be like the mythical cowboy... able to take on and conquer anything and live in the world without the need for other people.

My character is 'Get up and keep fighting,' unless I've been nailed to the ground.

Anyone who's done their homework knows that the West was a pretty rough-and-tumble place. People from all over the world were there - and when you were there, you had to be tough as nails.

Bozoma Saint John

I was naive and ignorant. I'll never be like that again. But I can't go back. I've come out. I can't stick my head in the sand ever again.

This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.

The greatest gift I've been given is being naive, because I don't know what I can't do. And when you don't know what you can't do, you think you can do everything.