Quotes About Courage

I cannot say why, but the simple act of reading it aloud allows you to let go of it. Do not forget this. Believe me, it helps. At first it is a very scary thing to do.

and though death is howling at our backs and life is roaring at our faces, we can just begin to write, simply begin to write what we have to say.

We must continue to open in the face of tremendous opposition. No one is encouraging us to open and still we must peel away the layers of the heart.

You must be a great warrior when you contact first thoughts and write from them.

Jump in, no excuses. Exert the force of your life. Persevere under all circumstances.

Begin to write in the dumb, awkward way an animal cries out in pain, and there you will find your intelligence, your words, your voice.

Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.

At Maddox Table a yoke was carved for my neck, was tailor made.

Your afraid the sly little things will steal your heart if the find out you have one - Natalie Savage Carlson " The Family Under The Bridge

I keep wishing, reflexively, for a glimpse of the future, so I'll know what to do. But I don't kid myself. I have to feel my way forward blindly. I try not to be afraid. Even if you know what's coming, you're never prepared for how it feels.

He'd learned a lot in the short time he'd been with the Cahills, and one of the biggest lessons was not to hold back. Go for it now, because you never knew what could happen the next day, or even the next minute . - Pony

Even Robot Girls get nervous sometimes. -Beatrice Szabo

Stop the B.S. (BLocking Your Spirit) and Start Living a Life You Love!

Success makes you less intimidated by things.

Breathing for Warriors,

Lieutenant Colonel Jonas Anazagasty couldn't agree more. "Confidence," he says, "isn't the absence of doubt, it's the way you respond to doubt.

I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors.

Jesus Himself, the Lover and Uniter of humanity, often stood up and spoke out for what was right or needed to be reinterpreted, even though it caused problems in the "church" He was loyal to. So much so, they killed Him for it.

Are you going to let that four-armed teenie-bopper play dollies with you til you grow and die?" Sai shuddered, "No, that I will not do. I am praying to The Seven for the courage to find a way out. An honorable man would rather die than submit to such indignities." I squeezed his shoulder, "That's the spirit!

I wanted their stories to be a reminder that, no matter what insignia the behemoths may wear, or what philosophy they may spout, a bully is a bully, and no matter how much they beat you down, as long as you've got one finger left, you can still poke the bastards in the eye. -Blackhearts: Author's Introduction: A Finger In The Eye: By Nathan Long

In dictatorships you need courage to fight evil; in the free world you need courage to see evil.

The music that inspires the souls of lovers exists within themselves and the private universe they occupy. They share it with each other; they do not share it with the tribe or with society. The courage to hear that music and to honor it is one of the prerequisites of romantic love.