#courage

In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know. ↗

— Sandra Oh

#because #big #close #discouragement #education

One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. ↗

— Ben Okri

#always #bit #bore #challenging #completely

On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#courage #issues #nailed #open #pry

But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#christ #christians #courageous #look #means

I do not want a personal relationship with my fans. Or to do anything that encourages them to think they have one with me. They can have a personal relationship with my songs. That's fine, but they don't know me. ↗

— Will Oldham

#encourages #fans #fine #i #i do

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#batman #compassion #courage #embody #family

The challenge is to resist circumstances. Any idiot can be happy in a happy place, but moral courage is required to be happy in a hellhole. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#life #philosophy #courage

Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world. ↗

— Grace Paley

#fear #forth #go #let us #rage

I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do. ↗

— Archie Panjabi

#acting #actor #age #careers #certainly

It's a courageous thing to do something that doesn't have rules or limits. ↗

— Vanessa Paradis

#limits #rules #something #thing