#daring

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it. ↗

— C. J. Cherryh

#does #free #hero #irresponsible #off

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution. ↗

— Alvin Toffler

#caution #daring #err #side #than

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy. ↗

— Rex Stout

#detective #finesse #ingenious #joy #rare

The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring. ↗

— Bayard Taylor

#daring #loving #most #tender

Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." (Journal entry, 14 October 1922) ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#daring #empowerment #risk #self-confidence #self-determination

In any age, there is no shortage of people willing to embark on a hazardous adventure. Columbus and Magellan filled eight ships between them for voyages into the void. One hundred and fifty years ago, the possibilities offered by missionary service were limitless and first-rate. Later, Scott and Shackleton turned away droves after filling their crews for their desperate Antarctic voyages. In 1959 ... sailor H.W. Tilman, looking for a crew for a voyage in an old wooden yacht to the Southern Ocean, ran this ad in the London Times: "Hand [man] wanted for long voyage in small boat. No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure." Tilman received more replies than he could investigate, one from as far away as Saigon. ↗

— Peter Nichols

#daring #journey #travel #age

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds -- justifications, confirmations, forms of consolation without which they can't go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. ↗

— Anne Rice

#courage #daring #knowledge #questions #risk

Until that moment she had never thought she could do it. Never thought she would be brave enough or scared enough, or desperate enough to dare. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#bravery #courage #dare #daring #scared

The foundation of adult trust is not "You will never hurt me." It is "I trust myself with whatever you do. ↗

— David Richo

#david-richo #friendship #love #nonfiction #relationships

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission. ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#forgiveness