Quotes About Audacity

Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us.

Think of your own life. Haven't your most valuable lessons come from your most trying experiences? Hard times, like heavy weights, build muscle. I observed, among the women I interviewed, that the most audacious were those who had endured the most adversity, especially as children

Be bold and mighty powers will come to your aid.

The Joker Wait'll they get a load of ME

Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.

You walk into an arena with 10,000 people and no security and everybody hating you, it takes some gumption.

When you're confident, you're going to do things a little differently. You're not going to be hesitant to take a shot, you're not going to be hesitant to make a certain move.

I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation.

When I say drop your pants and show me the moon, I'm not just whistling Dixie!

To remain virile in the light demands the audacity of a mad ignorance: letting oneself catch fire, screaming with joy, expecting death—because of an unknown, unknowable presence; becoming love and blind light oneself, attaining the perfect incomprehension of the sun.

Love is the skillful audacity required to share an inner life

Timidity does not inspire bold acts.

I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.

The best thing to do was to brazen it out, throw your head back, walk with a swagger...

It is possible," said Locke with a sheepish grin, "that I have been slightly too bold.

Such audacity could never be faked—Locke had to feel it, summon it from somewhere inside, cloak himself in arrogance as though it were an old familiar garment. Locke Lamora became a shadow in his own mind... Locke's complicated lies were this new man's simple truth.

The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games—" "—is Locke Lamora—" "—because we think the gods are saving him up for a really big death. Something with knives and hot irons—" "—and fifty thousand cheering spectators.

Go fold yourself in half," said Locke, "and lick your ass.

Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry. Yes. I like that a lot.

What are you assholes looking at?

A TRANSLATION OF ROSA HUBERMANN'S ANNOUNCEMENT 'What are you arseholes looking at?

Foolish perhaps, but I play for high stakes and given an audience there is no act too daring or too noble.

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.

Porque la audacia es una virtud, y las lágrimas de la posteridad serán perlas, pero los negocios son los negocios.