It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Freedom lies in being bold.
Courage is grace under pressure.
Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.
The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.
Courage allows the successful woman to fail – and to learn powerful lessons from the failure – so that in the end, she didn’t fail at all.
Be larger than your task.
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.