#rage

Few of us will forget the wail of mingled grief, rage and horror which rose from the camp when the Indians returned to it and recognized their slaughtered warriors, women, and children. ↗

— John Gibbon

#children #few #forget #grief #horror

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 learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible. ↗

— Wally George

#average #behind #business #different #gather

Songs don't just come out of the air. They take time, but it's good fun, too. Maurice gave me encouragement. ↗

— Andy Gibb

#come #encouragement #fun #gave #good

I sometimes wonder if the tragedies my family has suffered are a kind of karmic price for all the fame and fortune the Bee Gees have had. ↗

— Robin Gibb

#bee gees #fame #family #fortune #gees

Three or four threads may be agitated, like telegraph wires, at the same time, and if I were to tap them all I would reveal such a mixture of innocence and duplicity, generosity and calculation, fear and courage, I cannot tell the whole truth simply because I would have to write four journals at once. ↗

— Anaïs Nin

#courage

Things to worry about: Worry about courage Worry about cleanliness Worry about efficiency Worry about horsemanship Things not to worry about: Don’t worry about popular opinion Don’t worry about dolls Don’t worry about the past Don’t worry about the future Don’t worry about growing up Don’t worry about anybody getting ahead of you Don’t worry about triumph Don’t worry about failure unless it comes through your own fault Don’t worry about mosquitoes Don’t worry about flies Don’t worry about insects in general Don’t worry about parents Don’t worry about boys Don’t worry about disappointments Don’t worry about pleasures Don’t worry about satisfactions Things to think about: What am I really aiming at? How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to: (a) Scholarship (b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them? (c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it? With dearest love, Daddy ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#letter #courage

1. Find your own style and have the courage to stick to it. 2. Choose your clothes for your way of life. 3. Make your wardrobe as versatile as an actress. It should be able to play many roles. 4. Find your happiest colours - the ones that make you feel good. 5. Care for your clothes, like the good friends they are! ↗

— Joan Crawford

#courage

Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#opposition #wisdom #courage

Sometimes it takes more courage to ask for help than to act alone. ↗

— Ken Petti

#courage