Quotes About Courage

I guess I would say: above anything else, stay true to yourself. Whether that means for you that you like to have blue hair, or you don't like to drink, or you are attracted to the same sex, or you want to remove yourself from Facebook, or you've got 3 different kids from 3 different dads but you know you're a really good mom, or you cry for a week because your turtle died. Whatever your truth is, stay true to yourself. But be a good person while you're at it.

Take the great adventure of living the difficult day. - Home for Christmas

You may be weaker than the whole world but you are always stronger than yourself.

Don't worry, Evie; my heart isn't broken, only bruised." -Sarah to Evie Johnson, p.345

Don't worry, Evie; my heart isn't broken, only bruised.

You should know by now that love is never a weakness, Ares. Love is the mortal world's greatest strength.

Increasingly political, assertive, articulate, and outspoken as we age, many of us become, paradoxically, the girls we were once: wild, hearty, courageous, and playful.

I'd say it's time for women to make a stand. And it's far, far easier to make a stand when you're wearing comfortable shoes.

We don't want to settle down anymore; we've been settled, like some western township, and now we want to kick up the dust and tear down the fences. Not only won't we settle down; we also won't settle for less than what we've always wanted: a good time and a fair fight.

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?" Muriel Rukeyser wrote in 1968, the year of my birth. "The world would split open.

freedom is only ever a fall without a net.

What would happen if you gave yourself permission to do something you've never done before? There's only one way to find out.

Embrace those parts of yourself that you've skillfully avoided until now. That's your true adventure.

Risk: no full life occurs without it.

Follow your heart. Then root its longing with the facts.

Name the fears that are holding you back. It's the equivalent of flooding the boogeyman with light.

Whether by plane, bus or carpet, own the magic in your ride.

Each of us has our definition of adventure: ending an unsatisfying relationship, returning to school, parachute jumping or training for a marathon. Go ahead. Get your thrill on.

Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.

No map? No problem. Let commitment and determination lead the way.

If it's true we only live once, then raise your red velvet curtain every chance you get.

Taking risks to create the life you want is an act of trust. It means believing in your ability to create a new reality while you are in the process of creating it.

What do you resist examining up close? How can you ground yourself so you feel safe enough to try?

Be who you are. You may not always please but you will never go wrong.