“The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.”
“It is better to die with your boots on than to live as a bootlicker.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“It is not so easy as running and not running.”
Source: Deerskin
“Finally, finally, this is what bravery looks like. This is what courage looks like. It has nothing to do with dominating the day, every single day. It has to do with showing up and speaking truth. One true sentence after one true sentence.”
Source: If You Find This Letter: My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers
“But she believed there was a thin line between accepting one's fears and giving in to them altogether.”
Source: Highly Illogical Behavior
“Sturt's desert pea
Meaning: Have courage, take heart
Swainsona formosa | Inland Australia
Malukuru (Pit.) are famous for distinctive blood-red, leaf-like flowers, each with a bulbous black centre, similar to a kangaroo's eye. A striking sight in the wild: a blazing sea of red. Bird-pollinated and thrives in arid areas, but very sensitive to any root disturbance, which makes it difficult to propagate.”
Source: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
“I hope you're well, Alice.
Here's to courage. And to heart, right?
How about, here's also to the future, and everything it holds.
Moss.
Alice shook the envelope; a packet of desert pea seeds fell into her palm.
'That looks like some kind of magic,' Sally said.
Alice gave her a small smile. 'It is.' She closed her hand around the packet of seeds, feeling their individual shapes and thinking of the color they would grow. To the future.”
Source: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
“These exhortations to keep safe have made people cowards.”
Source: The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation
“Life is a battle between fear and courage. When fear wins, you lose; when courage wins, you struggle to get stronger.”
“Whatever brings you joy and zest will enhance your ability to act bravely.”
Source: The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self