Quotes About Courage

But for so many of us, that fear of falling short makes us not want to start. As Richard Thaler quipped, "If a gold medal in the Olympics is the only grade that passes, you do not want to ever take your first gymnastics class.

Tout de même, supporter tant de mépris... Vronski, pire que Vronski.

A partir de entonces, les he dicho a varios hombres: «Cuando yo estaba a punto de cumplir doce años, mi padre intentó matar a mi madre». El hecho de haber necesitado decírselo demuestra lo unida que me sentía a ellos. Sin embargo, todos se quedaron en silencio después de oírlo. Y yo me daba cuenta de que había cometido un error, de que no estaban preparados para escucharlo.

Nous avions été unies par une déréliction simplement décalée dans le temps. Et cet après-midi-là, j'avais dû mon courage de vivre à la chanson d'une femme qui, plus tard, se perdrait jusqu'à en mourir.

the pain I was about to inflict on myself would be nothing compared to the suffering experienced in death camps. This thought gave me courage and heightened my determination. Also, knowing that hundreds of other women had been through the same thing was a comfort to me.

Everywhere on earth, with every day that dawns, a woman stands surrounded by men ready to throw stones at her.

Soir. Et s'il avait envie de rompre ? Le fait qu'il m'ait dit le contraire le 29 novembre (un mois, énorme...) ne signifie rien. Ce soir, j'imagine la possibilité qu'il ne vienne pas du tout la semaine prochaine. À ce moment-là, avoir le courage de regarder les choses en face et de rompre, mais avec chic, en lui donnant son cadeau.

Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death

The world should not be organized to require heroines, and when one is required but fails to appear, we should not judge.

And the day came when the need to remain closed became more painful than the risk to open. ANONYMOUS

Give up being safe and your power chakra will awaken more quickly.

A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune.

When I saw you, I was afraid to meet you... When I met you, I was afraid to kiss you... When I kissed you, I was afraid to love you... Now that I love you, I'm afraid to lose you.

Silence encourages the tormentors not the tormented

An optimist is a person who takes action, who moves out ahead of the crowd.

Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because its safe or certain.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you'll find is that you can overcome anything.

Falling in love is like jumping off a really tall building. Your brain tells you it is not a good idea, but your heart tells you, you can fly.

People are like tea bags–they never know their own strength until they get into hot water.

I believe that we will win!

It's none of our business, the sexual preference of people. So, I hope if someone's thinking about it, that if they do come out as gay and are a professional football player, and it makes them happy, and it makes their life easier, then I think they should do it.

Dance gives me a lot of confidence and helps me overcome all my insecurities in personal and professional life.

I realize that everyone has their own road to travel in making this decision about when it's right to come out. I know that in my case, the worst fears never materialized. All in all, professionally, I know the work I do here every day is better because I'm honest about who I am.