#oura

And if we burn, you burn with us. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#guerilla #incite #rebellion #war #rebellion

You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill. ↗

— William Temple

#destroy #discourage #health #ill #keep

Let's use our stories to encourage listening to one another and to hear not just the good news, but also the pain that lies at the back of a lot of people's stories and histories. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#another #back #encourage #good #good news

I started to send my work to journals when I was 26, which was just a question of when I got the courage up. They were mostly journals I had been reading for the previous six or seven years. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

#courage #got #had #i #journals

I have written about 10 books, all just practical encouragement for moms. ↗

— Lisa Whelchel

#books #encouragement #i #just #moms

If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized. ↗

— Romeo LeBlanc

#am #anything #bit #canadians #courage

One of the hardest questions I have been asked is 'How will you manage the army if you are having menstrual cramps?' I have also been asked if I will have the courage to face criminals. My answer is that courage is not a matter of gender. ↗

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

#answer #army #asked #been #courage

I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field. ↗

— John Cameron

#encourage #everyone #field #i #particular

I wrote in my journal about how good I felt when I was not living under Ed’s control. Then, when I really felt like giving up, I read these pages and realized that I was striving for in recovery was a real possibility. I thought about these experiences and used them as encouragement to keep moving forward. Even one minute of freedom was proof that I was getting better. At first, these times were few and far between. Now, these moments are connected; they are my life ↗

— Jenni Schaefer

#encouragement #freedom #motivation #recovery #experience

An ‘eye for an eye’ shall leave you all blind. It’s sometimes better to walk away and know you will still be able to see the beauty that tomorrow will bring. ↗

— Michelle Horst

#strength-and-courage #strength-of-character #strength-through-adversity #beauty