Quotes About Courage

Growing up and being bullied, it's not a sad story for me. It's defined me and what made me so strong.

To live your truth and sing your truth, that defines success.

In terms of my work, I've never been reticent in terms of defining my sexuality. I write about my life.

I was born with legs, but they were so deformed.

Defy the limitations people put on you.

I defy anyone in the world to trade with me.

Everyday I'm just going to continue defying limitations.

I think everybody gets bullied in their own way. Even athletes probably get it from their parents. To a degree everybody gets bullied.

In West Delhi I lived a very Punjabi way of life; I have always loved its gregariousness, courage, fun, drama and day-to-day joy of living and celebrating.

Most important, I am the mother of three delicious angels, and if for no one else, I will not let them watch anyone try to take me down or take away from what I have achieved.

Parents do not have the courage to say no to certain things that their children demand. They are rather scared of their children.

Not everyone is able to show courage, but human decency must be demanded of every person.

There's something contagious about demanding freedom.

Sometimes freedom demands a measure of sacrifice.

Leadership demands that we make tough choices.

If a role demands in a good project, I wouldn't mind wearing a bikini.

It's important to face down your demons.

We all have our demons. When we finally learn to let them go, we get to live and be free.

Every war has its demons.

I'd love to go back to the U.S. Open, where it sort of all came crashing down for me in 2012, and sort of conquer that place. And by conquer, I mean just get back out on the court there. I have a lot of demons from that place.

I'd rather go to the dentist... but I'm going.

The Lord judgeth not as man judgeth; better to be cast out of the church than to deny Christ.

My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.

Drag was always looked at as a stepchild, and I wasn't willing to sit at the kid's table anymore so I took what's mine. You can't depend on other people to give you what you want; you have to take it.