I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.
Every woman is a rebel.
You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive. Never surrender.
We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.
Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation – either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.
Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him – or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.
If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.
Power isn’t control at all – power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.
We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.
We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on.
If you look up “charming” in the dictionary, you’ll see that it not only has references to strong attraction, but to spells and magic. Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.