“what is strength after all? the concrete wall or the instrument that breaks it? Is will the only real strength? Or the power we have to break it through? It seems to me that nowadays, to reveal our weakness is the most courageous demonstration of humanity, strength and intellect men could ever reach.”
“Don't compromise what he's taught you. Don't downplay the conviction inside. Base your choices on his foundation and watch how he uses them to provide miracles...or maybe uses you in one.”
Source: See You Monday
“The story behind every single branch of a tree reveals to me a story of courage, perseverance and valour.”
“Courage can not exist in the absence of fear.”
“The world is this continually unfolding set of possibilities and opportunities, and the tricky thing about life is, on the one hand having the courage to enter into things that are unfamiliar, but also having the wisdom to stop exploring when you’ve found something worth sticking around for. That is true of a place, of a person, of a vocation.”
Source: Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
“She realized she was afraid of Xaviero, but was no longer completely and utterly terrified of him. Somehow, in confronting her worst nightmare, she gained confidence in herself.”
Source: Dark Blood
“I had to ask myself, Will I continue living the story that people were writing for me, or will I have the strength and courage to go on my own way? I made the decision to write my own story, and I never looked back.”
Source: Tell Your Story Before They Do: A Guide to Winning the Battle of You Versus You
“Having the courage to write who we are will let us liberate not only ourselves, but also countless others.”
Source: Tell Your Story Before They Do: A Guide to Winning the Battle of You Versus You
“Fear is involuntary, courage is voluntary.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Fear defeated me. And yet,
not in faith and not in madness
but with the courage I thought
my dream deserved,
I stepped outside.”
Source: American Primitive