Quotes About Courage

Is it optimism or madness that keeps one forging ahead despite failure after failure?

You don't belong here, Miss Kimble. You're completely in over your head. Learn to swim, or drown. Those are your only choices when it comes to the Sullivans. Now,

It is optimism or madness that keeps one forging ahead despite failure after failure?

Truth has a way of speaking, of sneaking in beyond fear or dread.

I had a rule about stilettos, and it was this: I didn't wear them unless I planned to kick ass in them. Stilettos were for striding and sauntering, never sulking.

Scars are proof we can can survive

But sometimes it's the sunshine that frightens us more than the big black shadows.

But the problem with looking back when you should be walking ahead is that you usually end up walking into something that hurts.

Macy: "Listen, I can't pretend to be the queen of good advice, here. I've had more boyfriends than I can count, and I'm not so sure that's any better than not having any. But I do know this. When you find someone who makes you smile and laugh, when you find someone who makes you feel safe, you shouldn't let that person go just because you're afraid." Elle: "And you're not afraid of it ending?" Macy: "Sure I am, But I'd rather have something this good for a little while than have nothing forever

When you find someone who makes you smile and laugh, when you find someone who makes you feel safe…you shouldn't let that person go just because you're afraid.

I had no words to give him. No explanation. I didn't understand it, myself. It scared me, but then so do roller coasters, and I ride them anyway, too.

Knowing what you need doesn't always mean you know how to get it, though. I'd spent a long time hiding in my cave. No matter how much I might want to come out into the light, I knew it would hurt my eyes. I was a fool. A fool, but nevertheless too smart not to know I was the architect of my own demise, that it was time to put my past behind me. It was time to stop allowing the white elephants to stand unspoken of in my living room.

The way I see it, Elle. Scars are proof we can survive.

That's what it means. One day you will run toward something instead of away, and then you will understand.

I almost can't believe I'm going to make myself vulnerable to him again. But what is love but the most extreme and exquisite form of risk perception? I know that relationships don't last. And yet, with him, the risk of not being with him is much worse than any other hurt I can imagine.

Fear is the greatest form of oppression. The best way to rise up in protest is to live your life to its fullest!

Don't stop doing what you love. Don't let your future be ruined by a bunch of loony sand monkeys.

I've censored my true feelings more and more, replacing them with lies that I know everyone wants to hear. I've felt like I've lost my right to have an opinion, just because I know no one will back me up. But we should all have the courage to speak out about what's bothering us about this school and beyond. Maybe people won't like what you have to say. Perhaps you'll find that you're not alone.

I almost can't believe I'm going to make myself vulnerable to him again. But what is love but the most

You can't hide from certain death, so you shouldn't hide from uncertain life.

You gotta take chances in this life or you're already dead.

I know it's so hard to stay open when you feel like closing.

I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights.

Baba'' diye söze ba?lad? Anahita, o ak?am. ''Dü?ündüm de...Hal?m? bitirince evlenmeye karar verdim.'' Bir elini gö?süne koyarak devam etti. ''Ama sadece bilmeceleri çözecek kadar ak?ll? biriyle evlenirim.