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Quotes About Courage

My hands are small, I know But they're not yours, they are my own But they're not yours, they are my own And I am never broken
~ Jewel
Saved From Myself How often I've cried out in silent tongue to be saved from myself in the middle of the night too afraid to move horrified the answer may be beyond the capability of my own two hands so small
~ Jewel
I would try to be as bold as that blue waterfall that had the audacity to liberate itself from stone.
~ Jewel
For me, success was finding the courage to be true to myself, and holding on to a sense of humor along the way while refining my craft. Sean
~ Jewel
True safety was not in having armor. It was in vulnerability.
~ Jewel
The world can be a hard place sometimes... You have to have heart. You have to be strong. Parents want their children to grow up to be strong. Not just any strong, mind you, but loving strong.
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
The hardest word for me to say is please. Being poor, you've sometimes got to ask for stuff - food, toothpaste, even soap. I don't want to ask anybody for anything.
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
Gilda was no longer fleeing for her life.
~ Jewelle L. Gómez
When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage
~ Jewish proverb
I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.
~ Jewish proverb
9"I charge you: Be strong and resolute; do not be terrified or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
~ Jewish Publication Society
A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.
~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
Her actions remind me that, even under unbearable circumstances, one can still believe in justice. And above all, love.
~ Ji-li Jiang
I was willing to take on the struggle to establish myself in a new country because I knew that was the price I would have to pay for the freedom to think, speak, and write whatever I pleased.
~ Ji-li Jiang
Now you can show your revolutionary determination." He paused. "We want you to testify against your father at the struggle meeting.
~ Ji-li Jiang
That doesn't mean that you should make up a story about something you never did!" Dad's voice grew still louder. "So what if I never listened to foreign radio broadcasts? They'll stop beating me if I confess to it, won't they? 'Leniency to those who confess, and severity to those who resist.' Look at my face, Lao Jiang. I can't stand it anymore… .
~ Ji-li Jiang
Life was very hard, so hard that I could hardly breathe sometimes
~ Ji-li Jiang
If some area of your life sucks - do something else. Life is too short - and too long - to spend it being miserable. Life may indeed be short but it is for a fact wide. It is high time we started settling for more.
~ Jill Conner Browne
Happy endings aren't for cowards. I've been alive for how many years, and I've just found that one out. I learned to be unfaithful from my parents. Not infidelity in the classic sense- but I was always prepared for the unhappy ending, which made me less willing to word toward a happy one. I was unfaithful to the idea of a well-adjusted future.
~ Jill Davis
No one is watching, but you have to leap.
~ Jill Dawson
Success is a decision. Dare to choose it.
~ Jill Konrath
Wonder Woman' was conceived by Dr. Marston to set up a standard among children and young people of strong, free, courageous womanhood; and to combat the idea that women are inferior to men, and to inspire girls to self-confidence and achievement in athletics, occupations, and professions monopolized by men." She wasn't meant to be a superwoman; she was meant to be an everywoman.
~ Jill Lepore
There was an element of risk - however small - in everything. You just had to accept that and get on with it.
~ Jill Mansell
Granted, a man may smile and smile and be a villain, but it takes nerve.
~ Jill Paton Walsh