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‎"You shouldn't feel so bad about being afraid of so many things." "Why not?" "Because if you weren't afraid never ever, then you couldn't be brave never ever. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#bravery #courage #fear #heartwarming #inspiration

I nodded, pretending to be a hundred times more courageous than I felt. But that was the thing about courage. Sometimes you had to fake it to feel it. ↗

— Lisa Tawn Bergren

#lisa-bergren #waterfall #courage

Do I dare Disturb the universe? ↗

— T.S. Eliot

#courage #dreams #fear #make-a-difference #change

As you read my stories of long ago I hope you will remember that the things that are truly worthwhile and that will give you happiness are the same now as they were then. Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#courage #helpfulness #history #kindness #loyalty

Take down the walls. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#inspirational #lena-holoway #requiem #strength #courage

I looked at Lucas with the pang that a parent feels when he knows his child will be hurt and that it's no one's fault and that to try to preempt the rites of passage is an act of contempt for the child's courage. ↗

— James Lee Burke

#heartbreak #parenthood #courage

In spite of the six thousand manuals on child raising in the bookstores, child raising is still a dark continent and no one really knows anything. You just need a lot of love and luck - and, of course, courage. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#courage

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. ↗

— Raymond Lindquist

#fear #growth #power #strength #courage

There had been a time when I owned my life and now I felt like I was coming around to myself again. It's like I've finally discovered bones in myself I never knew I had. I discovered that it takes bravery to be one's self. I now know that the only thing I needed to be afraid of was of not finding my true self and having the courage to be me. ↗

— Benilde Little

#awareness #confidence #inspirational #knowledge-of-self #courage

It's easy to point out other people flaws, but it takes TRUE courage and strength take a look in the mirror, admit personal flaws AND strive to do and be better. That's growth! ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

#flaws #insecurities #love #personal-growth #strength