Quotes About Courage

I don't want to be submerged by depression.

Republicans in Hollywood hide. I'm challenging them to stand up and have courage. I won't be scared into submission.

I don't want to have to kneel down to my husband, I don't want to be submissive.

When I signed 'Guide,' my colleagues in the industry said that I was doing a big mistake. They even said that this might be my last film because that was the phase when actresses in the industry were portrayed as submissive women. We used to do love stories or family dramas where women were ideal in every role.

I am still not at all in favour of offering any defence. Even if the court had accepted that petition submitted by some of my co-accused regarding defence, etc., I would not have defended myself.

I am a person who does not subscribe to the hero-CEO school of thought.

I knew that this was what I wanted to talk about on stage. There was no point being coy about it, or pretending that I wasn't gay. That was the substance of my whole act. If you took that away, there would be nothing left.

Everybody talking about being afraid of being boring is boring. You have to go for the real substance of life after awhile.

Somehow, married or single, we'd rather anesthetize ourselves with love substitutes than go for the real thing, because let's face it: The real thing is pretty scary.

You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again.

My dad worked two jobs and moved us to the suburbs, and just being a black person, I went through a lot of racism and being called names and being bullied every single day. And it was hard. I didn't have any friends.

When you're 17 in the suburbs and know only three gay people, holding hands with your girlfriend is a proclamation.

Being a drag queen out on the subway or out on the street is still not the most safe thing you can be doing.

If you want to succeed, you have to take the necessary risks and the occasional leap in the dark.

Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again.

There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know.

Our country and our nation have again only one message to those who attack us - you will not succeed!

People who succeed in my job are people who are not afraid to look silly.

The attack did not succeed as well as I had hoped, no small impediment having been the loss of my right leg.

I am ready to accept all accusations, allegations, anger - but I have to succeed.

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it's artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients. I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed.

You have to believe in yourself, that you're gonna succeed.

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.

What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me - cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.