#courage

I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books. ↗

— Len Deighton

#believe #books #certain #encouraged #i

What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience? ↗

— Rollo May

#art

From a purely physical standpoint she didn't have a chance, but her attitude was that death was better than capitulation. ↗

— Stieg Larsson

#courage #death #strength #attitude

You cannot wish for happiness but you can work towards your life goals and create lasting happiness. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits. ↗

— Harley King

#dreams #mountains #courage

What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children — all of our children — a better world. Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father. ↗

— Barack Obama

#courage

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#moral-courage #right #right-and-wrong #courage

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. ↗

— Brené Brown

#listening #shame #speaking #courage

I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#courage #courage